Krausidonas

Infobox_River | river_name = Krausidon, Κραυσίδων, Κραυσίδωνας


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origin = Pelion mountain, Greece
mouth = Aegean Sea, Pagasetic Gulf
basin_municipalities = Volos, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Portaria
length = 12 km
elevation = 1,378 m
discharge =
watershed = 3,000 km²

The Krausidon, Greek: Κραυσίδων, with a length of 12 km, the longest torrent that runs solely in the interior of the Volos. It has its origin in the Pelion Mountains in central Pelion, flowing southwest to Pagasetic Gulf, Greece. .

The places that the river flows through include Volos, Nea Ionia, Magnesia, Portaria in Greece. Reservoirs on the Krausidon include a dam. There are a number of bridges over the river.

2000s floods

October 10, 2006

The city of Volos was flooded on October 10, 2006, one of the prefecture's worst recorded floods. The flood devastated crops and groves and many homes. A railroad bridge connecting Volos and Larissa collapsed when the central stone support was ruined by a combination of rocks, mud and debris carried by a swollen river. Almost one fifth of the city faced severe mudslides.

External links

List of rivers of Greece