The river Dubysa (Kelme, Raseiniai, Kaunas, Jurbarkas districts)

The river Dubysa flowing in Siauliai, Kelme, Raseiniai, Kaunas and Jurbarkas districts, the river Nemunas right tributary. Length of the river 146 km, the catchment area 2069 km ². Source is 4 km NW from the lake Rekyva. Flowing to S. The river Dubysa flows into the river Nemunas 167 km from its mouth, at Seredzius town. The upper section to  the lake  Raizgiai called the Genupis or the Sventupis. The Dubysa has 38 tributaries. Riverbed in the upper section of the river is narrow (0.5-2 m wide) and very windy. At Bubiai town the Dubysa  flows into the Kurtuvenai valley. The river flows  parallel to the Dubysa -  Venta channel. In some places the riverbed of the river Dubysa  coincides with the channel, from the river Siause the Dubysa is wider and deeper. The river width in middle section 20-30 m, 40-60 m in lower section. The depth in rapids from 0.1 m, in holes up to 4 m. Average gradient 70 cm / km. The valley 300-500 m wide, it slopes up to 40 m high, steep (especially at Ariogala town where the valley crosses the  moraine section). The valley floor covering 15-20 m thick alluvial layer. The current speed from 0.1 to 0.3 m / s. Rated discharge at the mouth: min. 4-5 m³ / s, avg. 13.4 m³ / s, max. 100-150 m³ / s. The Dubysa mainly powered by rain and melt water, so the water level fluctuating significantly. The river catchment area is very narrow, asymmetrical. From the middle section to the mouth from the right enters only a few short streams.

when All year, but not recommended in dry sumer.
obstacles Rapids, shallows.
difficulty WW 1 (2).
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Distance
120.2 Put in wooden Bridge bridge. right Village Deiviai. right Village Pasventupe. The river flows through meadows, small woods. The river width  7-9 m. In the river may be a strainers.
119.8 Road ford.
119.0 right Village Padvarininkai.
115.0 right Tributary Lukojus. right Village Sarapiniske.
113.0 right Village Sedvydziai. Average gradient to Gecaiciai village 70 cm / km.
112.7 left Tributary Siause. left Village Gembutiske. Rated discharge deliberately increased.
110.8 right Tributary Krazante. Rated discharge more than doubled, the river opens up to 15 m. The banks mostly steep in some places high.
110.6 Put in Road Kelme - Tytuvenai Bridge bridge. Village Padubysys. The most convenient place to start a trip the Dubysa. Downstream are rare small rapids.
110.2 On Padubysis former water mill dam site rapid.
109.3 right Village Burbaiciai.
104.6 right Village Gecaiciai. To the river Medus some small rapids. Average gradient to Kalviskiai village 49 cm / km.
102.7 right Tributary Medus.
102.4 right Village Eimanciai. left Village Svirniai.
100.2 left Village Pabariukai.
98.5 left Tributary Lokysta.
98.2 left Tributary Gryzuva. A bit downstream small rapid. left Village Visgailai. A bit further from the river left hillfort Kubiliai (Birutkalnis).
96.5 right Tributary Saldus.
96.4 Put in Road Kelme - Tytuvėnai reinforced concrete Bridge bridge.right Village Maironiai. The Maironiai stone with a child's foot. left Village Mosteikiai. At the river forests.
92.8 Pedestrian Bridge bridge. right Village Laugalis.
89.5 right Tributary Alme.
87.9 Pedestrian Bridge bridge. right Village Padubysys. left Village Bulavenai.
86.2 left Village Didravis. left hillfort Bulavenai. right Village Zakeliskiai.
86.1 On the former water mill dam site navigated rapid.
83.2 left Village Kalviskiai. right Village Skiruciai. Downstream are few small rapids. Average gradient to the river Tvarkante  40 cm / km.
80.5 Pedestrian Bridge bridge.
80.0 right Tributary Dratvuo.
77.6 Pedestrian Bridge bridge.
77.5 Railway bridge bridge. right Village Lyduvenai. left Village Naudvaris. The river width approx. 20 m. Rare small rapids.
77.3 Put in Bridge. left Village Zalpiai. A bit further from the the bank left hillfort Lyduvenai III (Kaukuris).
76.9 right hillforts Lyduvenai I and II.
76.5 right Village Patolupis.
74.0 Pedestrian Bridge bridge.
73.6 left Tributary Lapise. left Village Norvydziai.
71.9 left Tributary Zyzdre. right Village Godlaukis.
70.1 Put in Raseiniai - Siluva road Bridge bridge. left Village Katauskiai.
68.8 On the former water mill dam site rapid.
68.0 Small rapid.
67.1 left Tributary Prazuva. left Village Rainiskiai. right Village Pakalniskiai.
65.4 left Tributary Tvarkante. right Village Rakava. Average  gradient to the river Lukne 74 cm / km. Small rapid.
62.2 left Tributary Liolinga.
61.3 Small rapid.
61.1 Rapid.
60.1 Put in Raseiniai - Grinkiskis road Bridge bridge. right Village Daugodai. left Village Kybarteliai. Dowstream are few small rapids.
56.6 right Padubysis mound. left Village Spandotai.
54.6 left Tributary Lukne. right Village Kengiai. Average gradient to the river Sakuma 35 cm / km.
54.4 left Tributary Kurantas. Downstream are rare and easy small rapids.
51.1 left Village Paliepiukai.
48.4 left Tributary Muke. 30 m downstream on the former water mill dam site rapid. Downstream in 0.5 km length section small rapids. left Village Maslaukiskiai. The river width 25-35 m.
46.0 left Tributary Lelykas. right Village Tarosai. left Village Betygala.
45.6 Pedestrian Bridge bridge.
44.8 left Tributary Vaskute. left Village Vaskuciai. right Village Tarosai.
41.3 left Tributary Zverincius. right Village Milasaiciai. left Village Smulkiske.
40.6 right Tributary Sventupis. right Village Pasventupiai. right Village Pakalniskiai.
39.4 Pedestrian Bridge bridge. right Village Ugioniai. left Village Naujanka.
38.2 right Tributary Sakuma. left Rociske mound. Rare and easy small rapids. Average gradient to Geluva village 70 cm / km.
36.3 left Tributary Upyte. right Village Daugirdenai. left Village Prisai.
34.3 right Tributary Aleja. hillfort Ginaiciai.
33.8 left Tributary Cibrevis. On the former water mill dam site rapid. right Village Kalniskiai. left Village Vandziai.
32.8 A bit further from the the bank left hillfort Darbutai II.
32.3 left Tributary Kirksnove. left hillfort Darbutai I.
31.6 The Dubysa flows through the small pond. right Village Plembergas.
30.8 The pond ends.
29.7 left Tributary Palonas.
29.6 Put in Zemaiciu highway Bridge bridge. left Village Kunigiskiai.
28.9 Hanging pedestrianBridge bridge.
28.8 left Tributary Taurupys. left Town Ariogala town.
27.1 Hanging pedestrian Bridge bridge. left Town Ariogala.
26.1 Put in Bridge Bridge. left Town Ariogala. right Village Padubysys.
23.5 left Village Geluva. left hillfort Geluva. Average gradient to the river Gyneve 88 cm / km.
22.3 Kaunas - Klaipeda motorway Bridge bridge. right Village Butkiske. Rare small rapids, large stones.
20.7 left Village Antvejai.
18.6 left Tributary Gyneve. left Village Padubysys. Average gradient to the river Lazduona 78 cm / km.
16.8 right Tributary Skystunas.
16.3 left Tributary Lasisa. left Village Prienai.
16.2 right Tributary Jurgravys. right Village Vosbutai.
15.0 right Tributary Uosinta. right Village Klumpe. A bit downstream on the former water mill dam site rapid. River width 30-40 m.
13.7 right Village Skubai.
11.8 right Tributary Zverupis. right Village Burbiskis. left Village Kilova.
11.0 On the former water mill dam site rapid.
10.8 right Tributary Ozkupis (Margis creek). right hillfort Pasiliai.
8.3 right Tributary Vitkupis. right Village Gadvaisiai. left Village Soliai.
5.2 Village Padubysis. On the former water mill dam site rapid.
4.1 right Tributary Grivanciupis. right Village Grivanciai. left Village Jokavai.
2.3 left Tributary Lazduona. left Village Lazduoniai. right Village Piestvenai. Average gradient to the mouth 52 cm / km.
1.1 The bridge remnants. right Village Seredzius.
0.5 Take out Kaunas-Jurbarkas highway Bridge bridge.
0.0 The Dubysa flows into the river Nemunas. right hillfort Seredzius II.

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