Aspropotamos River

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The Aspropotamos River, better known as the Acheloos River, is one of the longest and most significant rivers in western Greece, historically important in Greek mythology and regional agriculture.

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Aspropotamos River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Acheloos River
Achelous River
linked to: Acheloos River
basinCountry Greece
continent Europe
country Greece
drainageBasin western Greece
ecosystem wetlands at its estuary
emptiesInto Ionian Sea
flowsDirection generally southward to the Ionian Sea
flowsThrough Epirus region
linked to: Epirus

Thessaly region
West Greece region
linked to: Western Greece
formsBorderBetween Acarnania
linked to: Aetolia

Aetolia
hasColorEtymology name Aspropotamos means White River in Greek
hasDam Kastraki Dam
Kremasta Dam
Stratos Dam
hasDeity Achelous (river god)
linked to: river god Achelous
hasMouthNear Acheloos estuary
Echinades Islands
hasTributary Agrafiotis River
Inachos River (Aetolia)
Megdovas River
historicalSignificance important boundary in ancient Greece
important for agriculture in western Greece
length approximately 137 miles
approximately 220 kilometres
locatedIn western Greece
mentionedIn ancient Greek mythology
mouth Ionian Sea
mythologicalRole associated with Heracles in Greek mythology
personified as the god Achelous
namedAfter river god Achelous
partOf Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
passesNear Agrinio
Amfilochia
passesThrough Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit
linked to: Aetolia-Acarnania

Arta regional unit
Trikala regional unit
significance one of the longest rivers in Greece
one of the most important rivers of western Greece
sourceLocation Epirus region
linked to: Epirus

Pindus Mountains
supports regional agriculture
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
watercourseType perennial river

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Acheloos River alsoKnownAs Aspropotamos River