Svete (river)

The river Švėtė (Lithuanian: Švėtė, Latvian: Svēte) flows through the Šiauliai and Joniškis districts in the northern part of Lithuania, and the southern part of Latvia.^[1] The source of the Švėtė is near Tulominai, about 16 km southeast of Kuršėnai, and the river flows north passing by Žagarė, near the Latvian border.^[1] It is a tributary of the Lielupe, joining it 8 km to the northwest of Jelgava. The Lielupe ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.

Švėtė, Svēte
The Švėtė near Žagarė
Location
Country	Lithuania, Latvia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Šiauliai district
Mouth	Lielupe
• coordinates	56.7190°N 23.6477°E / 56.7190; 23.6477
Length	123 km (76 mi)
Basin size	2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2.7 m3/s (95 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lielupe→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Bērze

The upper part of the Švėtė can dry up completely in very dry summers.^[1] Its main tributaries are the Šakyna, Žarė, Tērvete, Bērze, Žvairilas, Bukiškis, Juodupis, Katmilžis and Vilkija rivers.^[1]