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{{Infobox river
| name              = Varduva
| image             = Varduva.JPG
| image_alt         =
| image_caption     = Varduva near Griežė, [[Mažeikiai District Municipality]]
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| source1_location  = Near Paparčiai village, [[Skuodas District Municipality]]<!--- according to maps.lt --->
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|56|9|29|N|21|55|4|E|region:LT}}
| mouth_location    = [[Venta (river)|Venta]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|56|25|26.75|N|22|12|29.76|E|region:LT|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Lithuania]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
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| length            = {{convert|90.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| basin_size        = {{convert|586.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
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'''Varduva''' is a river in northwestern [[Lithuania]]. Its length is {{convert|90.3|km}}.<ref name=epa/> It is a left tributary of [[Venta (river)|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, Lithuania|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.<ref name=hydro/>
==References==
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<ref name=hydro>{{cite web| title=Hydropower in Lithuania | url=http://www.lsta.lt/files/Leidiniai/Lietuvos%20HIDROENERGETIKA/Knyga_Lietuvos%20HIDROENERGETIKA.pdf |publisher=Lithuanian Hydropower Association |pages=54–61 |year=2011 |accessdate=2015-10-04}}</ref>
<ref name=epa>{{cite web |title=Ventos upių baseinų rajono paviršinių vandens telkinių apsaugos problemų apžvalga |url=http://vanduo.gamta.lt/files/Ventos_problemu_apzvalga_2013-12-201388482718364.pdf |year=2013 |publisher=Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania |page=2 |accessdate=2015-10-04}}</ref>
}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Lithuania]]
[[Category:Venta River basin]]
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