Suleva

Suleva
Suleva near its mouth
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Okainėliai surroundings
Mouth	Obelis (Kapliai Reservoir) in Aukštieji Kapliai
• coordinates	55.2883°N 24.1553°E / 55.2883; 24.1553
Length	19.7 km (12.2 mi)[1]
Basin size	43.0 km^2 (16.6 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Obelis→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• right	Beržė

The Suleva (or Suliava) is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 20 kilometres (12 mi) and has a basin area of 43 km^2 (17 sq mi).

It starts nearby Okainėliai village, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from Pavermenys. It flows southwards mostly through the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest and meets the Obelis from the right side in Aukštieji Kapliai.

Suleva passes through Milžemiai and Jaskaičiai villages.

The hydronym derives from Lithuanian word sula ('sap', 'juice').[2]

References

1. B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.
2. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.