The Peršėkė is a river of
Alytus district municipality,
Alytus County, southern
Lithuania. It flows for 66 kilometres and has a basin area of 542 km².
It begins near Gervėnai village and crosses the
Lake Obelija
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at upper course. There is a water reservoir on Peršėkė near Krokialaukis. The most important settlements along the Peršekė are
Krokialaukis
Krokialaukis is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania
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and
Balbieriškis. Peršėkė joins the river
Neman
The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ; ...
from its left side.
References
LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications) Ministry of Environment (Lithuania)
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*To implement the principle of sustainable development;
*To set ...
. Accessed 2011-11-11.
Rivers of Lithuania
Alytus District Municipality
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