The Megdovas (, ), also known as Tavropos (,
avroˈpos, is a river that flows through the
Karditsa
Karditsa ( el, Καρδίτσα ) is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa regional unit of region of Thessaly.
Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BC. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the ...
and
Evrytania regional units,
Greece. It is long.
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Geography
The river begins in the Agrafa mountains in the western part of Karditsa regional unit. According to Dr. Kent Bunting, since the late-1950s it flows into Lake Plastiras
Lake Plastiras ( el, Λίμνη Πλαστήρα) also called Tavropos Reservoir ( el, Τεχνητή Λίμνη Ταυρωπού) is an artificial lake fed by Tavropos (Megdovas) river, located in Karditsa regional unit, near the city of Kar ...
, a reservoir that supplies electricity and water to Thessaly and Central Greece, near Pezoula. Passing into Evrytania, it flows through a deep, forested valley with a few little villages and stone bridges. Since 1967, it empties into the Kremasta Reservoir, which is drained by the Acheloos. It forms the border between Evrytania and Aetolia-Acarnania. The Greek National Road 38 ( Agrinio - Karpenisi
Karpenisi ( el, Καρπενήσι, ) is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Evrytania. Karpenisi is situated in the valley of the river Karpenisiotis (Καρπενησιώτης), a tributary of the Megdovas, in t ...
- Lamia) crosses the river with a bridge near the village Episkopi Episkopi ( el, Επισκοπή), or Latinised forms Episcopia or Piscopia, may refer to the following places:
;Cyprus:
* Episkopi Bay, on the southeast coast
* Episkopi, Limassol, a village on Episkopi Bay
* Episkopi Cantonment, a British military ...
.
Places along the river
* Pezoula
* Karoplesi
* Neraida
* Dafni
*Viniani
Viniani ( el, Βίνιανη) is a village and a former municipality in Evrytania, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrafa, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 152.729 ...
* Psilovrachos
References
External links
Plastiras Lake
See also
* List of rivers in Greece
Landforms of Aetolia-Acarnania
Landforms of Evrytania
Rivers of Greece
Landforms of Karditsa (regional unit)
Rivers of Thessaly
Landforms of Central Greece
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