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Krios (stream)

Coordinates: 38°09′01″N 22°21′49″E / 38.1504°N 22.3635°E / 38.1504; 22.3635
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Krios
Map
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; 22.3635
Length20.3 km (12.6 mi)

The 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 of Perithori. It flows near the ancient city of Felloi and the villages of Sinevro, Oasi and the Mycenaean acropolis of ancient Aigeira. The stream empties into the Gulf of Corinth near Aigeira.

References

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  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.