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The '''Acheloos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Αχελώος), also ''Achelous'', is a river in western [[Greece]]. It formed the boundary between [[Acarnania]] and [[Aetolia]] of antiquity. It empties into the [[Ionian Sea]]. In ancient times its spirit was venerated as the river god [[Achelous]].

The [[Rivers of Greece|river]] today begins in the prefecture of [[Trikala]] in the [[Pindus]] range near the [[Lakmon]] mountains at the elevation of about 2,295 m and has its first tributary, the Aspropotamos, meaning the white river. It is also one of the longest rivers in Greece. The river flows with the boundary of the [[Arta]] prefecture which is also the boundary with [[Epirus]]. It later flows with the boundary of [[Karditsa]] in the east and later flows with the prefecture of [[Aitolia-Acarnania]] to the west and a few kilometres later with [[Eurytania]] in the east. The river runs into the reservoir in which used mark the river and ended the flow with the boundary. It still form the tributary with the [[Agraphioti]] river which has a lot of tributaries and starts in the [[Agrafa]] (ancient: Agrapha) ranges Afterwards and the [[Megdova]] river further east covering half of the Eurytanian basin in the west and the northern part, the Megdova begins in [[Karditsa]] and flows into a dam near the border with Eurytania. It flows southward to the present-day dam, the river is west of the [[Panaitoliko]] ranges and entirely into Aitolia-Acarnaina and runs about 10 to 15 km downstream another dam. It later runs west of Agrinio and into the swamplands which is surrounded with forests and a 2-km long bridge of [[Greece Interstate 5|GR-5]]/[[E55]] (Ioannina - Antirio) and flows witha tributary to two large lagoons in the east, it later flows into the Aitoliko Lagoon and in the middle of Aitoliko. The river empties into the [[Ionian Sea]] and partly in the [[Gulf of Patras]] via the Messolongi Lagoon west of Messolongi. The river has some canyons.

[[Herodotus]], taking notice of the shoreline-transforming power of the Acheloos River, even compared it to the [[Nile]] in this respect:
:'There are other rivers as well which, though not as large as the Nile, have had substantial results. In particular (although I could name others), there is the Achelous, which flows through [[Acarnania]] into the sea and has already turned half the Echinades islands into mainland.' (2.10, trans. Waterfield)

The previous name was '''Thoas'''. It is rarely known as '''Thestios''' and '''Axenos'''.

==Acheloos River in mythology==
:''Main article [[Achelous]]''.

==History==

In the [[1960s]], the dam project in the Aitoloacarnania-Evrytania boundary was under construction. The area is not forested. The dam was under construction and the type is a concrete dam. It took years to complete and the flooding of the portion of the western part of the prefecture of Eurytania began. The dam includes a power station with transformer lines in the east. The dam powers electritity for the western part of Greece and the central part. It caused some soil erosion in some flooded valleys. Another dam which is named the [[Katsiki Dam]] is downstream. The arch bridges includes the [[Karafilio]] and the [[Ardanovo]].

==Places==

In order from upstream to downstream:

*[[Milea (Trikala) |Milea]]
*[[Agia Paraskevi (Trikala)|Agia Paraskevi]]
*[[Greece Interstate 30|GR-30]]
*east of [[Gardiki (Trikala), Greece|Gardiki]]
*[[Polyneri (Trikala)|Polyneri]]
*[[Agrinio]]
*[[Fragouleika]]
*[[Aitoliko]]
*west of [[Messolonghi]]

==External links==

*http://www.water-technology.net/projects/acheloos
*http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/ASP/OpenDictionary.asp?name=Acheloos.html - Beazley/[[Oxford University]]
*http://www.bartleby.com/65/ak/Akheloos.html - [[Columbia Encyclopedia]]
*http://www.geocities.com/sjogurka/akheloos.html
*http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761580324/Akheloos.html - MSN [[Encarta]]
*http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/A/Akheloos.html
*[http://www.ecoguide.gr/en/road/show_road.php3?Id=9 Ecoguides on Achelous]
*[http://www.aheloos.tv2.gr/ TV2 Travel Channel on Achelous]
*[http://www.aspropotamos.com/english-version.htm Aspropotamos River]
*http://www.vourgarelinet.gr/axioth/aheloos/aheloos.htm (in Greek)
*http://www.evrytan.gr/up0/Ta_Potamia_mas1.htm (in Greek)
*http://www.tee.gr/online/epikaira/2000/2123/pg026.shtml (in Greek)
*http://www.aspropotamos.com/aspros-history.htm (in Greek)
*http://www.trikalasport.gr/exormisis/prin2003/axeloos.html (in Greek) - Trikalasport.gr

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 *http://www.water-technology.net/projects/acheloos
-*http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/ASP/OpenDictionary.asp?name=Acheloos.html - Beazley/[[Oxford University]]
+*http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/ASP/OpenDictionary.asp?name=Acheloos.html - Beazley/Oxford University
 *http://www.bartleby.com/65/ak/Akheloos.html - Columbia Encyclopedia
 *http://www.geocities.com/sjogurka/akheloos.html

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 The [[Rivers of Greece|river]] today begins in the prefecture of [[Trikala]] in the [[Pindus]] range near the [[Lakmon]] mountains at the elevation of about 2,295 m and has its first tributary, the Aspropotamos, meaning the white river.  It is also one of the longest rivers in Greece.  The river flows with the boundary of the [[Arta]] prefecture which is also the boundary with [[Epirus]].  It later flows with the boundary of [[Karditsa]] in the east and later flows with the prefecture of [[Aitolia-Acarnania]] to the west and a few kilometres later with [[Eurytania]] in the east.  The river runs into the reservoir in which used mark the river and ended the flow with the boundary.  It still form the tributary with the [[Agraphioti]] river which has a lot of tributaries and starts in the [[Agrafa]] (ancient: Agrapha) ranges  Afterwards and the [[Megdova]] river further east covering half of the Eurytanian basin in the west and the northern part, the Megdova begins in [[Karditsa]] and flows into a dam near the border with Eurytania.  It flows southward to the present-day dam, the river is west of the [[Panaitoliko]] ranges and entirely into Aitolia-Acarnaina and runs about 10 to 15 km downstream another dam.  It later runs west of Agrinio and into the swamplands which is surrounded with forests and a 2-km long bridge of [[Greece Interstate 5|GR-5]]/[[E55]] (Ioannina - Antirio) and flows witha tributary to two large lagoons in the east, it later flows into the Aitoliko Lagoon and in the middle of Aitoliko.  The river empties into the [[Ionian Sea]] and partly in the [[Gulf of Patras]] via the Messolongi Lagoon west of Messolongi.  The river has some canyons.
-[[Herodotus]], taking notice of the shoreline-transforming power of the Acheloos River, even compared it to the [[Nile]] in this respect:
+[[Herodotus]], taking notice of the shoreline-transforming power of the Acheloos River, even compared it to the Nile in this respect:
 :'There are other rivers as well which, though not as large as the Nile, have had substantial results.  In particular (although I could name others), there is the Achelous, which flows through [[Acarnania]] into the sea and has already turned half the Echinades islands into mainland.' (2.10, trans. Waterfield)
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 *[[Agia Paraskevi (Trikala)|Agia Paraskevi]]
 *[[Greece Interstate 30|GR-30]]
-*east of [[Gardiki (Trikala), Greece|Gardiki]]
+*east of [[Gardiki (Trikala)|Gardiki]]
 *[[Polyneri (Trikala)|Polyneri]]
 *[[Agrinio]]
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 *http://www.water-technology.net/projects/acheloos
 *http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/ASP/OpenDictionary.asp?name=Acheloos.html - Beazley/[[Oxford University]]
-*http://www.bartleby.com/65/ak/Akheloos.html - [[Columbia Encyclopedia]]
+*http://www.bartleby.com/65/ak/Akheloos.html - Columbia Encyclopedia
 *http://www.geocities.com/sjogurka/akheloos.html
-*http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761580324/Akheloos.html - MSN [[Encarta]]
+*http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761580324/Akheloos.html - MSN Encarta
 *http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/A/Akheloos.html
 *[http://www.ecoguide.gr/en/road/show_road.php3?Id=9 Ecoguides on Achelous]