Parapeiros

Parapeiros
Native name Παραπείρος
Country Greece
Region Achaea
Physical characteristics
Main source Mount Erymanthos
River mouth Peiros
38°7′34″N 21°38′30″E / 38.12611°N 21.64167°E / 38.12611; 21.64167Coordinates: 38°7′34″N 21°38′30″E / 38.12611°N 21.64167°E / 38.12611; 21.64167
Length 28.5 km (17.7 mi)
Basin features
Progression Peiros→ Ionian Sea

Parapeiros (Greek: Παραπείρος, also Τυθεύς - Tythefs, Ancient Greek: Τευθέας - Teutheas[1]) is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. It is 28.5 km (17.7 mi) long.[2] The Parapeiros begins in the western part of the Erymanthos mountains close to Alepochori. It passes through the municipal units of Tritaia and Farres. It empties into the river Peiros near the village Agios Stefanos.

References

  1. ↑  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Achaia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. p. 14.
  2. ↑ Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, p. 42
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