Parapeiros (original) (raw)
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River in Achaea, Greece
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| Native name | Παραπείρος (Greek) |
| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Achaea |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| • 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) |
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| 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.
The 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.
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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.