Jūra

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Jūra River
Map with Jūra River highlighted
Origin	Žemaičių Highlands
Mouth	Nemunas River
Basin countries	Lithuania
Length	177 km (110 mi)
Avg. discharge	41.8 m³/s (1,480 cu ft/s)
Basin area	3,994 km² (1,542 sq mi)

The Jūra is a river in western Lithuania and a right tributary of the Nemunas. It mostly follows a meandering and natural course, although two concrete dams of hydroelectric power plants prevent paddling, as do dense vegetation in its upper reaches and large stones.

The river's name comes from the Lithuanian word jūra, which means "sea". Towns on the Jūra include Tauragė, Rietavas, Kvėdarna, and Pajūris.

[edit] Tributary rivers

• left - Aitra, Lokysta, Akmena, Šunija, Šešuvis.
• right - Letausas, Šlaunis.

[edit] References

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of October 1, 2006.