The river Dovine (the river Sesupe tributary, Marijampole district)

The river Dovine flows in Lazdijai, Alytus and Marijampole districts, the river Sesupe right tributary. Length of the river 68 km, the catchment area 584 km ². Source 8 km to SW. from Seirijai town at Seirijociai village. Flows o NW through the lakes Babrai, Senkutis, Dusia, Simnas, Zuvintas. At Dauksiai village turns to W. Flows into Sesupe 217 km from its mouth at the Liudvinavas village. From source to the lake Simnas called Spernia, from the lake Simnas to the lake Zuvintas called Bambena, from the lake Zuvintas called Dovine. Average gradient 94 cm / km. Average rated discharge at the mouth 3.39 m³ / s.

when All year.
obstacles Few strainers, in summer the river overgrown, dams.
difficulty WW 0.
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Distance
39.9 Put in The southern corner of the lake Simnas. Village Simnas.
37.0 The Bambena  flows out from the lake Simnas. left Village Pasimniai. To the lake Zuvintas the river flows through marshy meadows, in places channeled. On the banks rare shrubs. The riverbed width 5 m. Average gradient to the lake Zuvintas 79 cm / km.
36.4 Put in Bridge Bridge. left Village Skituriai.
34.8 Bridge Bridge.
34.3 left hillfort Bambininkai.
34.0 Bridge Bridge. Village Ažuolėnai. Downstream begins Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve. To visit the reserve require special permits.
31.5 left Tributary Kiaulycia.
30.9 The Bambena flows into the lake Zuvintas.
27.6 The Dovine flowing out from the lake Zuvintas. Average gradient to D-3 21 cm / km. The river slowly flows through swampy meadows, the banks bare. To Naujakaimis village the river channeled.
25.8 A small Dam dam. Navigated.
24.8 left Tributary D-3. Bridge Bridge. Average gradient to the D-2 15 cm / km.
24.4 Pedestrian small Bridge bridge.
23.7 Liudvinavas - Igliauka road Bridge bridge. Village Dauksiai.
1.2 right Tributary Amalve - Slavanta flows from the lake Amalvas.
15.9 right Tributary D-2. Average gradient to Tarasiskes village 73 cm / km.
15.3 Bridge Bridge.
13.4 Put in left Tributary Junkupelis. Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve ends. left Village Naujakaimis. At the banks rare shrubs.
12.7 Pedestrian Bridge bridge.
10.3 Put in Marijampole - Dauksiai road Bridge bridge. right Village Padovinys. The current is slightly accelerated. To the mouth the river flows meadows, the banks covered with trees, shrubs. There may be a few strainers.
9.5 left Tributary Peledupis.
5.5 left Tributary D-1. left Village Dviratine.
3.6 Bridge Bridge. Under the bridge Dam dam. left Village Tarasiskiai. Average gradient to the mouth 150 cm / km.
2.6 Begins the Netickampis pond.
0.8 Netickampis HPP Dam dam. Height 5 meters, the pond area 20 hectares. right Village Netickampis.
0.1Take out Marijampolė - Liudvinavas road Bridge bridge. 0.0 The Dovine flows into the river Sesupe.

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