Krios (stream)
Krios | |
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Native name | Κριός (Greek) |
Location | |
Country | Greece |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Corinth |
• coordinates | 38°09′01″N 22°21′49″E / 38.1504°N 22.3635°ECoordinates: 38°09′01″N 22°21′49″E / 38.1504°N 22.3635°E |
Length | 20.3 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[]
- ^ Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Achaia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 13.
- ^ "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 42. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
Categories:
- Landforms of Achaea
- Rivers of Greece
- Rivers of Western Greece
- Drainage basins of the Gulf of Corinth
- Greece river stubs