Malčius

The Malčius is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 18.3 kilometres (11.4 mi) and has a basin area of 51.3 square kilometres (19.8 sq mi). It starts in the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest and flows mostly southwards. It meets the Obelis river (from the right side) by Aristavėlė village.

Malčius
The lower course of the Malčius (the Malčius Pond)
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest
Mouth	Obelis (Juodkiškiai Reservoir) in Aristavėlė
• coordinates	55°17′25″N 24°3′21″E
Length	18.3 km (11.4 mi)[1]
Basin size	51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Obelis→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Drigantas

The entire course is channelized. Malčius passes through the villages of Pliupai, Stebuliai, Katkai, Aristava and Aristavėlė. Several ponds (Malčius, Aristavėlė 1st, Aristavėlė 2nd) are on the Malčius river.

The hydronym derives from Lithuanian verbs malšyti, malšinti ('to still, to quieten'), malšti ('to become still, to relent').^[2]