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Also known as Dysna River, Dysna, Dzisna River

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

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River.name
Dysna
River.image
Рака Дзісна.jpg
River.image_caption
The Dysna in Belarus, near Dzisna town
River.source1_location
Ignalina district municipality
River.mouth
Daugava
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Lithuania, Belarus
River.length_km
176
River.basin_size_km2
8,193
River.tributaries_left
Janka
River.tributaries_right
Birvėta, Avuta

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Image
Рака Дзісна.jpg
Length
178
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Commons category
Dzisna River
watershed area
8180
discharge
52.4
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The Dysna (; ) is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near the town of Dzisna.

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 along the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The length of the Dysna in Lithuania is 17 km. One of the lakes in the basin area is Lake Drūkšiai that used to support the now decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.

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