Angiriai Reservoir

The Angiriai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west from Josvainiai town. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Šušvė river had been built next to Angiriai village. In 2000, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant has been built.[2]

Angiriai Reservoir
Angiriai Reservoir next to Angiriai village
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Location	Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates	55°17′49″N 23°42′49″E
Native name	Angirių tvenkinys  (Lithuanian)
Part of	Šušvė→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Primary inflows	Šušvė, Paupelys, Žemėplėša, Cigoniškė
Primary outflows	Šušvė
First flooded	1980
Max. length	11.6 km (7.2 mi)[1]
Max. width	0.6 km (0.37 mi)[1]
Surface area	2.483 km^2 (0.959 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	6.2 m (20 ft)[1]
Max. depth	11.6 m (38 ft)[1]
Water volume	0.0155 km^3 (0.0037 cu mi)[1]
Shore length^1	24 km (15 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	63 m (207 ft)[2]
Settlements	Angiriai, Pilsupiai, Griniai, Užvarčiai
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shores of the reservoir at some places are high. The Pilsupiai Outcrop opens to the reservoir in Pilsupiai village. At the higher part of the Angiriai Reservoir the Skinderiškis Dendrological Park is located.

View to the Angiriai Reservoir from the Pilsupiai hillfort

References

1. Tvenkinių katalogas (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Aplinkos apsaugos ministerija. 1998.
2. "Angirių tvenkinys". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2001. Retrieved 2020-12-20.