The Svete River flows through the Šiauliai and Joniškis districts in the northern part of Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

, and the southern part of Latvia

Latvia

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. The source of the Švėtė is near Tulominai, about 16 km southeast of Kuršėnai

Kuršenai

Kuršėnai is the twenty-fifth largest city in Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, it had 14,197 residents.-Famous people:* Stasys Raštikis, Lithuanian army general* Donald Kagan, Yale Classics professor-References:...

, and the river flows north passing by Žagarė

Žagare

Žagarė is a city located in the Joniškis district, northern Lithuania, close to the border with Latvia. It has a population of about 2,000.-Names:Foreign renderings of the name include: , , .-History:The foundation of Žagarė dates back to the 12th century...

, near the Latvian border. It is a tributary of the Lielupe River, joining it 8 km to the northwest of Jelgava

Jelgava

-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...

. The Lielupe River ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

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The upper part of the Svete can dry up completely in very dry summers, and its main tributaries are the Šakyna

Šakyna

Šakyna is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 425.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....

, Žarė, Tervete, Bērze, Žvairilas, Bukiškis, Juodupis, Katmilžis and Vilkija rivers.