Linkava

The Linkava is a river in Kėdainiai district municipality and Panevėžys district municipality, central Lithuania. It flows for 36.8 kilometres (22.9 mi) and has a basin area of 163.4 km² (63.1 sq mi).

Linkava
Linkava in Rabikiai village
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Ramygala
Mouth	Nevėžis in Krekenava
• coordinates	55.5456°N 24.1038°E / 55.5456; 24.1038
Length	36.8 km (22.9 mi)[1]
Basin size	163.4 km2 (63.1 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	0.82 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression	Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Ratlankstis, Žiežmojus, Gilupis, Kreivė
• right	Vermenė, Drūlupis, Tiltmedys, Sidzena, Josvainis

The Linkava starts 4 km from the town of Ramygala, near Vaidilai village. It flows to the southwest, later to the north west and meets the Nevėžis river (from the left side) in Krekenava. The bed width is 6-12, at some places 14-22 meters, the depth is 0.5-3 meters. The river course from Butrimoniai village has been left intact and now belongs to Krekenava Regional Park.^[2]

The name Linkava derives from the root *link- as in Lithuanian linka ('hollow, dip'), linkis ('curve, bay'), linkti ('to bend').^[3]