The river Mincia flows in Utena and Ignalina districts, the river Zeimena riverhead.
Length of the river 35 km, the basin area 307 km ². The source in swampy forest at Baltabirze village, 10 km southwest from Salakas town. Flows to south and southwest through the lakes Mincia, Utenas, Utenykstis, Baluosas, Baluosykstis, Sravinaitis, Asekas, Linkmenas, Asalnai, Lusiai, Sakarva and Zeimenis. Between to the lakes Utenykstis and Baluosas calls the Buka, between the lakes Baluosas and Asekas calls the Srove, between the lakes Asekas and Linkmenas calls the Aseka. Average gradient 90 cm/km. Average rated discharge downstream the lake Utenykstis 0.93 m³/s, upstream the lake Asalnai 2.32 m³/s.
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Water plants, dam
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Distance from the mouth
39.1 Campsite at Aukstuolinis. Southeast shore of the lake Utenas. Area of the lake 200 ha, max depth 21 m, average depth 8.5 m.
38.9 From southeast side of the lake flows out the brook to the lake Utenykstis. Lenght 80 m.
37.1 The Buka flows out from west side of the lake Utenykstis. Area of the lake 90 ha, max depth 9.9 m, average depth 4.3 m. Average gradient to the lake Baluosas 27 cm/km. The river meanders through forests. Current calm. The riverbed width 7-15 m.
33.0 Bridge. Vaisnoriske.
27.8 Ignalina - Tauragnai road bridge.
27.0 The Buka flows into the lake Baluosas. Area of the lake 442 ha, max depth 33.1 m. 7 islands (total area 19 ha).
25.4 From the western bay of the lake flows out the brook (150 m lenght) to the lake Baluosykstis (area 13 ha). At beginning of the brook Ignalina - Ginuciai road bridge.
24.5 From west side of the lake flows out the brook to the lake Sravinaitis. The brook wide 7-10 m. Current speed average.
23.6 The brook flows into the lake Sravinaitis. Area of the lake 35 ha.
22.7 The Srove flows out from west side of the lake Sravinaitis. The river wide 8 m. Current speed average. In some places shalows.
22.4 The dam of Ginuciai watermill.
21.9 Bridge. Ginuсiai.
21.7 right Almaja flows from the lake Almajas.
21.0 Bridge. Ginuсiai.
19.4 The Srove flows into the lake Asekas. Area of the lake 55 ha, max depth 5 m.
18.8 From west side of the lake the Aseka flows out to the lake Linkmenas.
18.1 The Aseka flows into the lake Linkmenas. Area of the lake 76 ha, max depth 9 m, average depth 5.2 m.
16.5 The lake Linkmenas conects the lake Asalnai. Area of the lake 334 ha, max depth 33 m, average depth 10 m.
12.6 left Dringykscia flows through the lake Dringykstis from the lake Dringis. left Meironys.
12.0 The lake Asalnai conects the lake Lusiai. Area of the lake 391 ha, max depth 37 m, average depth 13.9 m.
11.2 The lake Lusiai conects the lake Sakarva. Area of the lake 79.5 ha, max depth 40 m, average depth 18.5 m.
8.6 The river (length 150 m) flows from the lake Sakarva to the lake Zeimenis. Area of the lake 455 ha, max depth 23.5 m, average depth 6.9 m. Under the river Ignalina - Kaltanenai road bridge.
4.3 left Kretuona. left Pakretuone.
0.8 For short distance (100 m) the lake narrows. right Ozkiniai.
0.0 The river Zeimena flows out from the lake Zeimenis.
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