Aspropotamos River
E640063
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aspropotamos River canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Acheloos River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Achelous River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | western Greece ⓘ |
| ecosystem | wetlands at its estuary ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward to the Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Epirus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thessaly region ⓘ West Greece region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Acarnania
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ⓘ
Aetolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorEtymology | name Aspropotamos means White River in Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Kastraki Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kremasta Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratos Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Achelous (river god) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Acheloos estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Echinades Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Agrafiotis River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inachos River (Aetolia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Megdovas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important boundary in ancient Greece
ⓘ
important for agriculture in western Greece ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 137 miles
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approximately 220 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Greece ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mouth | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
associated with Heracles in Greek mythology
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personified as the god Achelous ⓘ |
| namedAfter | river god Achelous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Agrinio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amfilochia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arta regional unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Trikala regional unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the longest rivers in Greece
ⓘ
one of the most important rivers of western Greece ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Epirus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pindus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | regional agriculture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | perennial river ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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