The Evinos ( el, Εύηνος) is a river in western
Greece
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, flowing into the
Gulf of Patras. Its source is in the northern
Vardousia mountains, near the village
Artotina,
Phocis
Phocis ( el, Φωκίδα ; grc, Φωκίς) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Va ...
. The river flows in a generally southwestern direction, for most of its length in
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania ( el, Αιτωλοακαρνανία, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic region of Central Greece and the administrative region of West Greece. A combination of the histor ...
. It feeds the reservoir of Lake Evinos, that is about 10 km². The river flows through a deep forested valley with few small villages. In its lower course it flows through lowlands, and it empties into the
Gulf of Patras 10 km southeast of
Missolonghi. The village
Evinochori near its mouth owes its name to this river.
Evinos artificial lake
Due to the flooding of the area, a new dam was ordered by the Aitoloakarnanian government to construct a dam near the four-boundaries region of northern
Nafpaktia. It took nearly one year and was completed in 2003. Its area is about 5 to 10 km², the height and the depth is approximately 50 m. It rarely supplies water to the area, but it is the westernmost and newest expansion of the water supply line Evinos-Mornos-Yliki-Marathon which covers the needs of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...
. It is connected to the existing Mornos expansion via an underground pipeline 30 km long and further to
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...
.
Places near the river
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Grammeni Oxya
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Perdikovrysi
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Agios Dimitrios
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Stranoma
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Trikorfo
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Evinochori
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Galatas
History
The river was first mentioned in
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the '' Iliad'' and the '' Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of ...
ic times.
External links
{{commons category multi, Événos, Lake Evinos
Evinos River on GTP Travel Pages(in English and Greek)
Landforms of Aetolia-Acarnania
Rivers of Greece
Rivers of Western Greece
Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea