Krios (stream)

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Krios
Native nameΚριός  (Greek)
Location
CountryGreece
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Gulf of Corinth
 • coordinates
38°09′01″N 22°21′49″E / 38.1504°N 22.3635°E / 38.1504; 22.3635Coordinates: 38°09′01″N 22°21′49″E / 38.1504°N 22.3635°E / 38.1504; 22.3635
Length20.3 km (12.6 mi)

Krios (Greek: Κριός, Latin: Crius[1]) is a stream (little river) in the municipal unit of Aigeira, in Achaea, southern Greece. It is 20.3 km (12.6 mi) long.[2] Its source is on mount Chelmos, near the village . It flows near the ancient city of and the villages , and the Mycenaean acropolis of ancient Aigeira. The stream empties into the Gulf of Corinth near Aigeira.

References[]

  1. ^ Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Achaia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 42. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.


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