Acheloos River
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The Acheloos River is one of the longest and most significant rivers in western Greece, flowing southward to the Ionian Sea and historically serving as an important natural boundary and resource.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acheloos River canonical | 11 |
| Achelous River | 2 |
| Acheloos River basin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aspropotamos
ⓘ
Aspropotamos River ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | associated with the river god Achelous in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| directionOfFlow | generally southward ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance | important wetland habitats in its delta ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Epirus
ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ Western Greece ⓘ
surface form:
West Greece region
|
| formsDeltaNear |
Ionian Sea coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Sea coast of Aetolia-Acarnania
|
| hasControversy | water diversion projects to Thessaly plain ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Kastraki Dam
ⓘ
Kremasta Dam ⓘ Stratos Dam ⓘ |
| hasDeltaType | alluvial delta ⓘ |
| hasDischargeInto |
Gulf of Patras
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Patras region of the Ionian Sea
|
| hasMajorUse | agricultural irrigation in Aetolia-Acarnania ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Astakos
ⓘ
Mesolongi ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Kastraki Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Kastraki Reservoir
Kremasta Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratos Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Agrafiotis River
ⓘ
Megdovas River ⓘ
surface form:
Granitsiotis River
Inachos (Acheloos tributary) ⓘ Megdovas River ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important natural boundary in western Greece
ⓘ
natural boundary between Aetolia and Acarnania ⓘ |
| isOneOf | longest rivers in Greece ⓘ |
| length | approximately 220 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan Peninsula
Western Greece ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
river god Achelous
ⓘ
surface form:
Achelous (river god)
|
| nameMeaning | white river ⓘ |
| partOf | Acheloos drainage basin ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyAssociatedWith |
Aetolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Acarnania
Aetolia ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Epirus
ⓘ
Pindus Mountains ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| wasWorshippedAs | sacred river in antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Greece
this entity surface form:
Acheloos River basin
subject surface form:
Achelous
this entity surface form:
Achelous River