Malčius

The Malčius is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of. It starts in the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest and flows mostly southwards. It meets the Obelis river by Aristavėlė village.
The entire course is channelized. Malčius passes through the villages of Pliupai, Stebuliai, Katkai, Aristava and Aristavėlė. Several ponds are on the Malčius river.
The hydronym derives from Lithuanian verbs malšyti, malšinti, malšti.