Foinikas (river)

The river Foinikas (Ancient), also known as the Salmenikos River, is a river in northern Peloponnese, Greece. Its source is on the north-eastern slopes of Mount Panachaiko, near the village of Vounopirgos (Loubista). It flows into the Gulf of Corinth, between the villages of Longos and Kamares. Major tributaries are Kloumenitis (intermittent stream) and Stachtaina (intermittent stream). The total length of the river is 22.8 kilometres (14.2 mi) and it flows along the following places, from the source downstream: Damakini, Salmenik, Kamares. Foinikas is an intermittent river that has a continuous flow in all its length from October to June every year (during years of normal rainfall). Close to the sources, the river has a yearly flow but during the summer months, the water is used for agriculture.

Flows through: Greece.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.