The Dysna (; ) is a river that flows through

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and

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into the

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near the town of Dzisna. The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near Dūkštas, Ignalina district municipality. It flows through Lake Dysnai and Lake Dysnykštis. Near Kačergiškės it turns east and for 39 km flows along the

ian border. The length of the Dysna in Lithuania is 17 km. One of the lakes in the basin area is Lake Drūkšiai that used to support the now decommissioned

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. The Dysna's largest tributaries are the Birvėta, Golbica, Janka, Berezovka, and Mnuta.

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* Rivers of Lithuania Rivers of Vitebsk region International rivers of Europe Belarus–Lithuania border Rivers of Belarus {{Lithuania-river-stub