| Evrotas | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Eyrwtas.PNG) The Evrotas, outside modern Sparta. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Greece |
| Regions | Laconia and Arcadia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Arcadian Nappe, Peloponnese |
| • elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Laconian Gulf |
• coordinates | 36°48′15″N 22°41′45″E / 36.80417°N 22.69583°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,239 km2 (864 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Oenus, Xerias |
| • right | Vathyrema (with Kastaniotiko, Vresiotiko, Kardaris), Voutikiotis, Rasina (with Gerakaris), Kakorema, Kerasiotiko, Kotitsanis, Magoulitsa, Mylopotamos, Nikova, Kserilas, Paroritis, Verias, Skatias, Tzitziniotiko, Tyflo, Fteroti |
The Evrotas (Modern Greek: Ευρώτας) or Eurotas (Ancient Greek: Εὐρώτας) is the main river of Laconia and one of the major rivers of the Peloponnese, in Greece. The river's springs are located just northwest of the border between Laconia and Arcadia, at Skortsinos. The river is also fed by underwater springs at Pellana and by tributaries coursing down from Mt. Taygetos and Mt. Parnon, which flank the Evrotas Valley to the west and east, respectively. The river is 82 kilometres (51 mi) long,[1] flowing in a north-south direction and emptying into the Laconian Gulf. Its drainage basin is 2,239 km2 (864 sq mi).[2]
- ^ Greece in Figures January - March 2018, p. 12
- ^ "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 46. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.