The river Babrungas (the river Minija tributary, Plunge district)

The river Babrungas flowing in Plunge district, the river Minija right tributary. Length of the river 59 km, the catchment area 270 km ². The river flows from the lake Plateliai. Flowing into south from Plunge town turns southwest. Flows into the Minija 130 km from its mouth at Santakai village. Riverbed width to Babrungenai 4-8 m, 10-15 m below. The deepest point (near the mouth) 2 m. Average gradient  155 cm / km. Valley 100-150 m wide; slopes of the upper section 10-15 m height, 30-40 m below  Plunge town. Current speed from 0.3 to 0.5 m / s. Rated discharge at the mouth: max. 60 m³ / s avg. 3.24 m³ / s, min. 0.25 m³ / s. Runoff module 12 l / s. During the spring flood water rises about 2 m.

when All year, but better at higher water level.
obstacles Shallows, rapids, boulders, strainers, dams.
difficulty WW 1+ (2).
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Distance
44.3  Put in Babrungas flowing out from the lake Laumis. Gandinga HPP annual regulatory gate, should portage. Rural road  Bridge bridge. The river channeled, the current is slow, swampy banks of the forest meadows, near coniferous forests. Few strainers. Before Babrungas mill 0.5 km section overgrown bulrush (navigate close to the right side of the riverbed).
42.2 Put in Road Plunge - Plateliai Bridge bridge. Under the bridge the river flows through a tube. Navigated easily. Village Babrungenai. Near an ancient Bridge bridge (1816) Babrungėnai watermill. The dam demolished. Downstream the river in places is very deep and narrow. No strainers. The river flows through Stirbaičiai and Plokstines  forests.
40.7 right Tributary Ilge.
38.7 left Tributary Iesnalis.
37.9 Put in Bridge Bridge. right Village Babrungenai. The gradient to the river Pietve 160 cm / km.
37.4 Dam Dam. About 2 km  the river flows through forest. A lot of strainers. The river valley is narrow and deep, in the river small rapids. River width  7-9 m.
35.4 Bridge Bridge. left Village Molupiai.
34.6 Bridge Bridge. right Village Bereniai.
33.9 left Tributary Uosna. right Village Bereniai.
32.5 Put in Plunge - Seda road Bridge bridge. Under the bridge the river flows through two pipes. Navigated. left Village Uzupiai.
31.8 disassembled dam. Navigated. left Village Uzupiai. Below the river narrows, current fast, small rapids.
30.4 left Tributary tributary. right Village Boziai. Few strainers.
29.5 left Tributary tributary. right Village Kekstai.
28.1 left Tributary tributary.
28.0 Nugariai water mill Dam dam. Height 1.5 m. Scrape by.
27.7 Put in Siauliai - Klaipeda highway Bridge bridge. Under the bridge the river flows through a tube.
27.4 left Tributary Pietve. Width of the river  over 10 m. right Village Nugariai. The gradient to the Gandinga pond  143 cm / km.
25.6 Dam Dam. Height about 2 m.
25.4 Bridge Bridge.
25.3 right Tributary Dirnupis.
23.7 Bridge Bridge. left Village Dilbsiai. right Village Truikiai.
21.8 left Tributary tributary.
21.7 Railway Bridge bridge. left Village Kaspariske.
19.0 left Tributary Cerksne.
18.5 Rietavas - Seda road Bridge bridge. Beginning of Town Plunge town.
16.7 Small Bridge bridge.
15.1 Dam Dam. (height 3 m). Portage right. Downstream fast current.
14.9 Put in Bridge Bridge. Town Plunge center.
14.6 Pedestrian Bridge bridge. right Plunge Park. Current calm.
13.5 Pedestrian Bridge bridge.
12.4 Bridge Bridge. Beginning of the Gandinga pond.
11.4 left hillfort Plunge.
9.1 Gandinga HE water transferring canal. To right side from the canal (about 400 m) the Dam dam. Sometimes, at high flood, emergency dam opens, and you can paddling Babrungas old riverbed (7.4 km). Rapids, may be strainers.
8.9 Small Bridge bridge.
8.8 Low concrete Bridge bridge. left Village Noriskiai.
7.9 Gandinga derivational HPP Dam dam. Area of the pond 88 hectares. Portage (150 m), better left side.
7.8 right Tributary Liepupe. Damming the river and duging transferring  canal the Babrungas shortened 7.4 km. The gradient to the mouth 214 cm / km. Downstream to the mouth small rapids are following each other.
7.1 left hillfort Nausodis.
6.3 left hillfort Varkaliai. left Village Varkaliai.
5.1 right hillfort Gandinga.
4.6 Take out Plunge - Stonaiciai road Bridgebridge. left Village Mardosai.
1.2 Small Bridge bridge. right Village Stonaiciai. At the mouth of the river the current calm.
0.1 Small Bridge bridge.
0.0 The Babrungas flows into the river Minija.

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