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The '''Glafkos''' ({{lang-el|Γλαύκος|Gláfkos}}; {{lang-la|Glaucus}}<ref>{{cite DGRG|title=Achaia|volume=1|pages=13}}</ref>) is a small [[river]] in |
The '''Glafkos''' ({{lang-el|Γλαύκος|Gláfkos}}; {{lang-la|Glaucus}}<ref>{{cite DGRG|title=Achaia|volume=1|pages=13}}</ref>) is a small [[river]] in the city of [[Patras, Greece]]. It flows into the [[Gulf of Patras]] ([[Ionian Sea]]) in Patras south of the city centre. It is {{convert|26.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ypeka.gr/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=T4DDG1hqQMY%3D&tabid=252&language=el-GR |title=Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215192049/http://www.ypeka.gr/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=T4DDG1hqQMY%3D&tabid=252&language=el-GR|archive-date=15 February 2020|language=el|publisher=Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change|page=42}}</ref> |
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A hydroelectric power plant was built on this river in 1927. Currently, it is open to the public as a museum. |
A hydroelectric power plant was built on this river in 1927. Currently, it is open to the public as a museum. |
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Revision as of 18:00, 26 January 2022
| Glafkos | |
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 Vervenikos torrent of Glafkos | |
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| Native name | Γλαύκος (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Southern Panachaiko |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea |
• coordinates | 38°12′55″N 21°42′58″E / 38.21528°N 21.71611°E |
| Length | 26.3 km |
The Glafkos (Template:Lang-el; Template:Lang-la[1]) is a small river in the 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]
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.
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.
External links
Media related to Glaucus river at Wikimedia Commons
