Varduva

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Varduva
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Varduva near Griežė, Mažeikiai District Municipality
Origin Near Paparčiai village, Skuodas District Municipality
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Mouth Venta
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Basin countries Lithuania
Length 90.3 km (56.1 mi)
Basin area 586.7 km2 (226.5 sq mi)

Varduva is a river in northeastern Lithuania. Its length is 90.3 kilometres (56.1 mi).[1] It is a left tributary of Venta; their confluence is on the Lithuania–Latvia border. Its origins and upper reaches are located within the Žemaitija National Park. Its largest tributary is Sruoja. Larger settlements situated near Varduva include Žemaičių Kalvarija, Seda, Renavas, Ukrinai. Varduva has five small hydroelectric power plants: Kulšėnai, Ukrinai, Vadagiai, Juodeikiai, Renavas. The largest of these plants in Juodeikiai produced 2.99 GWh of electricity in 2010.[2]

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