Šešupė River

Šešupė River

Infobox River
river_name = Šešupė


caption = Map of Šešupė River
origin = 18 km north of Suwałki
mouth = Neman River
basin_countries = Lithuania, Poland, Russia
length = 298 km
elevation =
mouth_elevation =
discharge = 18 m³/s (near Kudirkos Naumiestis)
watershed = 6105 km²

The Šešupė (pronunciation|Sesupe.ogg, _pl. Szeszupa; _ru. Шешупе; _de. Scheschup(p)e) is a river which flows through Poland (27 km), Lithuania (158 km), and Russia (62 km). The river flows for 51 km along the border between the Russian enclave, Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lithuania. Near the town of Neman Šešupė flows into the Neman River.


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