Dysna

Infobox River | river_name = Dysna


caption = Dysna in Belarus, near Dzisna town
origin = Ignalina district municipality
mouth = Daugava
basin_countries = Lithuania, Belarus
length = 176 km
elevation =
discharge = 3.59 m³/s
watershed = 8,193 km²

Dysna ( _ru. Дисна) is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near Dzisna town.

The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near Dūkštas, Ignalina district municipality. It flows through Lake Dysnai and Lake Dysnykštis. Near Kačergiškės it turns east and for 39 km flows on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The length in Lithuania is 17 km. One of the lakes in the basin area is the Lake Drūkšiai that supports Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.

Largest tributaries are Birvėta, Golbica, Janka, Berezovka, Mnuta.

References

* cite web| url=http://aaa.am.lt/VI/index.php#r/1662 |title=Dauguvos baseinas |date=2003-04-07 |publisher=Environmental Protection Agency at the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania