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The Nedonas ( el, Νέδωνας, katharevousa: Νέδων ''Nedon'') is a river Messenia,
Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...
, Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is .


Geography

The river rises on the western slope of the Taygetus mountains, at around 1,100 m elevation, near the village Artemisia. It flows in southwestern direction, through a steep and narrow gorge. It is fed by several small tributaries, including the Nedousa. It flows through the city centre of Kalamata, where it empties into the Messenian Gulf. The Greek National Road 82 (Pylos - Kalamata - Sparta) runs along the river for a part of its length.


See also

* List of rivers in Greece


References

Landforms of Messenia Rivers of Greece Rivers of Peloponnese (region) Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea {{Greece-river-stub