Krafsidonas

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Krafsidonas
Native name	Κραυσίδωνας  (Greek)
Location
Country	Greece
Region	Thessaly
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pelion mountain, Greece
• elevation	1,378 m (4,521 ft)
Mouth
• location	Aegean Sea, Pagasetic Gulf
• coordinates	39°21′27″N 22°56′01″E / 39.3575°N 22.9335°E / 39.3575; 22.9335Coordinates: 39°21′27″N 22°56′01″E / 39.3575°N 22.9335°E / 39.3575; 22.9335
Length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Basin size	3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Basin features
Municipalities	Volos

The Krafsidonas (Greek: Κραυσίδωνας) is, with a length of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), the longest torrent that runs solely within the interior of Volos, Greece. It has its origin in the central Pelion Mountains, flowing southwest to the Pagasetic Gulf.

The places that the river flows through include Volos, Nea Ionia, Portaria in Greece. There are a number of bridges over the river.

2000s floods[]

October 10, 2006[]

The city of Volos was flooded on October 10, 2006, one of the prefecture's worst recorded floods. The flood devastated crops and groves and many homes. A railroad bridge connecting Volos and Larissa collapsed when the central stone support was ruined by a combination of rocks, mud and debris carried by a swollen river. Almost one fifth of the city faced severe mudslides.

See also[]

List of rivers of Greece

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