Anykšta
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{{Infobox river
| name = Anykšta
| image = Anykšta002.JPG
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| image_caption = The Anykšta near its source
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| source1_location = Rubikiai Lake
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|55.5312|25.1131|display=it|region:LT_type:river}}
| progression = {{RŠventoji}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Lithuania
| subdivision_type2 = Location
| subdivision_name2 = Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County
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| discharge1_avg = 1.18 m³/s
|basin_size_km2=144.9|basin_size_ref=
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The Anykšta is a river of Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County, in northeastern Lithuania. It flows for 13.8 kilometres and has a basin area of 144.9 km².
The Anykšta is a left-bank tributary of the Šventoji, joining it in the town of Anykščiai.
The name Anykšta is of unknown origin. According to one theory, it could have been derived from Proto-Indoeuropean root *an-/*en- related to water.
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[http://gamta.lt/files/LR_upiu_klasifikatorius.pdf LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329092149/http://gamta.lt/files/LR_upiu_klasifikatorius.pdf |date=2017-03-29 }}. Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-11.
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Category:Anykščiai District Municipality
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