Parapeiros

Parapeiros
Parapeiros
Native name	Παραπείρος (Greek)
Location
Country	Greece
Region	Achaea
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Erymanthos
Mouth
• location	Peiros
• coordinates	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

Asteri Dam or Parapiros Dam. View of the dam lake. The temporary islet with Saint Theodores' chapel of Mitopolis village sinking. source ↗

The Parapeiros (Greek: Παραπείρος, also Τυθεύς - Tythefs, Ancient Greek: Τευθέας - Teutheas¹) 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

Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Achaia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 14.
"Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 42. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.

[DGRG-1] Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Achaia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 14.

[2] "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 42. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.

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