Jaugiliai Lake

The Jaugiliai (or Jaugėliai) is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north from Krakės town, at Jaugiliai village. It belongs to the Smilga basin (part of the Nevėžis basin) as the Smilga's tributary the Jaugila passes through the lake.

Jaugiliai
Jaugiliai Lake and village
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Location	Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates	55°26′35″N 23°44′13″E
Part of	Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Primary inflows	Jaugila
River sources	Jaugila
Max. length	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Max. width	0.1 km (0.062 mi)
Surface area	0.037 km^2 (0.014 sq mi)[1]
Shore length^1	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation	88.8 m (291 ft)
Settlements	Jaugiliai
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Coasts of the lake are flat, swampy. Nearby the western end of the lake another Rimkai Lake is located.

The name Jaugiliai comes from the village name Jaugiliai.[2]

Jaugiliai Lake at the evening time

References

1. "Jaugiliai (ežeras)". Gamtos katalogas. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
2. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.