Pamisos (river) explained

Pamisos
Source1 Location:Taygetus mountains
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:44km (27miles)
Mouth Coordinates:37.0203°N 22.02°W
Basin Size:568km2

The Pamisos (Latin: Pamisus[1]) is the largest river of the Messenia regional unit of the southern Peloponnese in Greece. It is 44km (27miles) long, and its drainage area is 568km2.[2] Its source is on the western slopes of the Taygetus mountains,[3] near the village Agios Floros. It runs through the municipal units of Arfara, Ithomi, Androusa, Aris, Messini, Thouria and Kalamata. It flows into the Messenian Gulf east of Messini and west of Kalamata.

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Notes and References

  1. Messenia. 2. 341.
  2. Web site: Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215192049/http://www.ypeka.gr/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=T4DDG1hqQMY%3D&tabid=252&language=el-GR. 15 February 2020. el. Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. 38.
  3. http://diocles.civil.duth.gr/links/home/database/messinia/pr37ge.pdf Geography of Messenia