Krios (stream)

Krios
Native name Κριός
Country Greece
Physical characteristics
River mouth Gulf of Corinth
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
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 Perithori. It flows near the ancient city of Felloi and the villages Sinevro, Oasi and the Mycenaean acropolis of ancient Aigeira. The stream empties into the Gulf of Corinth near Aigeira.

References

  1. ↑  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Achaia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, p. 42


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