Šventoji River (Baltic)

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Šventoji, Sventāja
Origin Skuodas district, Lithuania
Mouth Baltic Sea
Basin countries Lithuania, Latvia
Length 73 km
Avg. discharge 5.38 m³/s
Basin area 472 km²

The Šventoji or Latvian Sventāja River is a river in the northwest of Lithuania and southwest of Latvia. It begins in Skuodas district and for 30 km flows on the international border between Latvia and Lithuania. Šventoji River flows into the Baltic Sea near Šventoji settlement north of Palanga.