Upytė (river in Kėdainiai District Municipality)

For other uses, see Upytė (disambiguation).

The Upytė is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) and has a basin area of 8.4 km² (3.2 sq mi). It is a right tributary of the river Nevėžis.

Upytė
Upytė in Karūnava
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Galulaukiai
• coordinates	55.2459°N 23.8980°E / 55.2459; 23.8980
Mouth	Šušvė nearby Vainikai
• coordinates	55.2155°N 23.9105°E / 55.2155; 23.9105
Length	5.6 km (3.5 mi)[1]
Basin size	8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• right	Gilasys

It begins nearby Galulaukiai village. It flows mostly southwards and meets the Nevėžis between Karūnava and Vainikai villages. A little pond is dammed on the Upytė in Karūnava.

The name Upytė in Lithuanian means 'little river, rivulet'.^[2]