The Peiros ( el, Πείρος, formerly also ''Kamenitza'' and ''Achelous'') is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in the central and the northwestern parts of

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...

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. It is long.

Geography

The Peiros is the second longest river in Achaea, after Selinountas. It rises in the northeastern part of the Erymanthos mountains, near the village Lakkomata. It passes through the municipal units of

Farres Farres ( el, Φαρρές) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 241.848&nbs ...

Olenia Olenia ( el, Ωλενία) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 189.534 ...

and Dymi. It empties into the Gulf of Patras between the towns Alissos and

Kato Achaia Kato Achaia ( el, Κάτω Αχαΐα) is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration. The community Kato Acha ...

. There are several bridges over the Peiros, including the bridges of the

Greek National Road 9 Greek National Road 9 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 9, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to Me ...

/ E55 (Patras - Pyrgos -

Kyparissia Kyparissia ( el, Κυπαρισσία) is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. ...

) and OSE's Patras–Kyparissia railway line. Two ancient cities were situated near the river: Olenos and Pharae. Its most important tributaries are the

Parapeiros Parapeiros ( el, Παραπείρος, also Τυθεύς - ''Tythefs'', grc, Τευθέας - ''Teutheas'') is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. It is long. The Parapeiros begins in the western part of the Erymanthos mountains clos ...

(also known as ''Tytheus'') and the

Serdini The Serdini ( el, Σερδινή) is a small river of western Achaea, Greece. It is long. It is a left tributary of the Peiros near Kato Alissos. Geography The Serdini flows through the municipal units of Olenia and Dymi, Achaea, Dymi, both part ...

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Landforms of Achaea Rivers of Greece Rivers of Western Greece {{Greece-river-stub