Mornos

Mornos
Mornos river
Origin	Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures
Mouth	Gulf of Corinth 38°22′28″N 21°51′12″E / 38.37444°N 21.85333°E / 38.37444; 21.85333Coordinates: 38°22′28″N 21°51′12″E / 38.37444°N 21.85333°E / 38.37444; 21.85333
Length	60 to 70 km

The Mornos (Greek: Μόρνος) is a river that flows in the Fokida and Aitoloakarnania prefectures in Greece. Its source is in the Oiti mountains

Geography

The river begins in the Oiti mountains near the Fthiotida prefecture to the north, it flows through the village of Marmarolithi and into several villages in a valley rich in forest, it enters the Mornos Dam which supplies water to the prefecture and a part of the river for nearly 6 km is the Mornos Reservoir or the Mornos Lake. It flows west of Lidoriki and into a forested valley and the old GR-48 runs within its valley for the entire length and the rest of the length forms a boundary with the Aitoloakarnania prefecture, it flows near the villages and towns of Koupaki, Trikorfo, Dafni and between Kastraki and Nafpaktos and it empties to the west of the Gulf of Corinth about 1 km south of the GR-48/E65.

The Mornos reservoir, seen from the northwest

Places within the river

• Mavrolithi
• Trikorfo
• Dafni

Reservoir

The Mornos Reservoir was constructed in the mid-20th century, it took away nature and forests around the lake and added a dam located one kilometre from the road linking to the villages of the Vardousia mountains. It took a few years to complete and it supplies water around the prefecture as well as a part of the Fthiotida and Viotia prefectures.

See also

• List of rivers in Greece