Glafkos (river)

The Glafkos (Greek: Γλαύκος, Latin: Glaucus[1]) is a small river in thd city of Patras, Greece. It flows into the Gulf of Patras (Ionian Sea) in Patras south of the city centre. It is 26.3 km (16.3 mi) long.[2]

Glafkos
Vervenikos torrent of Glafkos
Native nameΓλαύκος
Location
CountryGreece
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationSouthern Panachaiko
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea
 ⁃ coordinates
38°12′55″N 21°42′58″E
Length26.3 km

A hydroelectric power plant was built on this river in 1927. Currently, it is open to the public as a museum.

Its source is in the southern part of the mountain Panachaiko, near the village Vetaiika. It flows along the villages Moira and Neo Souli, and through the southern part of the city of Patras.

The estuary of Glafkos

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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