Dysna
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| Origin | Ignalina district municipality |
| Mouth | Daugava |
| Basin countries | Lithuania, Belarus |
| Length | 176 km |
| Avg. discharge | 3.59 m³/s |
| Basin area | 8,193 km² |
Dysna (Russian: Дисна) is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near Dzisna town.
The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near Dūkštas, Ignalina district municipality. It flows through Lake Dysnai and Lake Dysnykštis. Near Kačergiškės it turns east and for 39 km flows on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The length in Lithuania is 17 km. One of the lakes in the basin area is the Lake Drūkšiai that supports Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.
Largest tributaries are Birvėta, Golbica, Janka, Berezovka, Mnuta.
[edit] References
- (Lithuanian) Dauguvos baseinas. Environmental Protection Agency at the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania (2003-04-07).
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