The Louros ( el, Λούρος) is a river in the
Epirus region, in northwestern
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. It is long, and its drainage area is .
It emerges from the ground in a large spring located immediately north of the village of
Vouliasta, in
Ioannina regional unit. It flows south through a canyon, and then a dam followed by a hydroelectric power station. The Louros flows past town of
Filippiada
Filippiada ( el, Φιλιππιάδα) is a small town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ziros, of which it is a municipal unit. The munic ...
, forming the boundary between
Arta regional unit and
Preveza regional unit. The river then veers east into the Preveza regional unit, flowing through the municipality of
Louros
Louros ( el, Λούρος) is a town and a former municipality in the Preveza regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municip ...
, named after the river. The Louros then empties into the marshes at the northern end of the
Ambracian Gulf
The Ambracian Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Arta or the Gulf of Actium, and in some official documents as the Amvrakikos Gulf ( el, Αμβρακικός κόλπος, translit=Amvrakikos kolpos), is a gulf of the Ionian Sea in northwestern Gree ...
.
With Strymon river, Louros is one of only two rivers in the world where the critically endangered
Greek lamprey (''Caspiomyzon hellenicus'') has been found.
References
Epirus
Rivers of Greece
Landforms of Ioannina (regional unit)
Rivers of Epirus (region)
Landforms of Arta (regional unit)
Landforms of Preveza (regional unit)
Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea
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