Ecosystem Information - Arachthos River
Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Arachthos River
Type River (basin)
Salinity freshwater
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Location
Flows from the Pindus mountains and begins in the area southeast of Metsovo in the Ioannina Prefecture near the Trikala Prefecture and flows by numerous village including Elliniko. Drains into the Ionian Sea. 40° N 39° N - 20° E 21° E
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River Length 110 km Area Drainage Area
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Description The Arachthos (Greek: ???????) is a river in eastern Epirus in Greece that flows from the Pindus mountains and begins in the area southeast of Metsovo in the Ioannina Prefecture near the Trikala Prefecture and flows by numerous village including Elliniko. It enters the Arta Prefecture and into the Arachthos Dam which is about 20 km² and prevents flooding of the city as well as supplies water to the most of Epirus. Near the dam is the town of Peta southeast and within the river is the GR-30 (Arta - Karditsa) and flows into Arta's historic landmark, the Bridge of Arta which is north of the modern day bridge of the Old GR-5. It is made up of stones. The river flows into a small plain and into an area that has grasslands and swamps and is surrounded by farms and finally empties into the Ambracian Gulf in Kommeno, south of Arta. River Arachthos (length = 110 km) is the longest river of Epirus and drains into the closed Amvrakikos Gulf. Amvrakikos is a very sensitive area of great ecological interest. It is a habitat for endangered species (especially birds) and is protected by the Ramsar Convention (Directive 70/409/EEC). It has many tributaries and a mean annual discharge of 61 m3 s?1 (Albanis et al., 1995). Its catchment area is about 2009 km2 (Ref. 84359).
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