Rimkai Lake
| Rimkai | |
|---|---|
 Rimkai Lake from the southern coast | |
  Rimkai  Rimkai | |
| Location | Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 55°26′30″N 23°43′50″E / 55.44167°N 23.73056°E |
| Part of | Jaugila→Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Max. length | 0.33 km (0.21 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.12 km (0.075 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.029 km2 (0.011 sq mi)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 89.3 m (293 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Rimkai 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, next to Jaugiliai village and Jaugiliai Lake, at a place of former Rimkai village. It belongs to the Smilga basin (part of the Nevėžis basin).
Coasts of the lake are flat, covered by reed beds.
The name Rimkai comes from the village name Rimkai.[2]
References
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- ^ "Rimkai (ežeras)". Gamtos katalogas. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.