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 ...

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. T ...

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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 Lakkomata Λακκώματα is a mountain village and community in the municipality of Erymanthos in Achaea, Greece. According to the 2011 census, the village had 113 inhabitants, and the community, which also includes the village Tsapournia, 1 ...

. 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&nb ...

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&nbs ...

and Dymi. It empties into the

Gulf of Patras The Gulf of Patras ( el, Πατραϊκός Κόλπος, ''Patraikós Kólpos'') is a branch of the Ionian Sea in Western Greece. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirrio bridge, that ...

between the towns

Alissos Alissos ( el, Αλισσός) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Dymi, Achaea, Greece. It is located near the Gulf of Patras, 3 km east of Kato Achaia, 3 km southwest of Kaminia and 17 km southwest of Patras. T ...

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 ...

/ 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 uni ...

) and OSE's Patras–Kyparissia railway line. Two ancient cities were situated near the river: Olenos and

Pharae Pharae ( grc, Φαραί), otherwise known as Phara (Φᾶρα), and Pherae, was a town and polis (city-state), situated by the Peiros River, approximately from the sea and from the town of Patras, in what is now southern Greece. It was one of ...

. 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 clo ...

(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, both part of the mun ...

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