Loudias

Loudias
Loudias
Native name	Λουδίας(Greek)
Location
Country	Greece
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Thermaic Gulf
• coordinates	40°31′50″N22°40′49″E/ 40.53056°N 22.68028°E
Basin size	1,251 km2(483 sq mi)

TheLoudias(Greek:Λουδίας) orLydias(Λυδίας), popularly calledMavroneri(Μαυρονέρι, "Blackwater", from itsOttoman TurkishnameKara Asmakقره آصماق) is a river inCentral Macedoniathat flows through theregional unitsofPellaandThessalonikidraining into the Thermaic Gulf through theAxios Delta National Park.Itsdrainage basinis 1,251 km²(483 sq mi).^[1]

Changes in river flow

In the past water from theVoras,VermioandPaikomountains, flowed intoGiannitsa Lakeand from there flowed to theThermaic Gulf.The Loudias now collects water that comes mainly from Mount Paiko and the main source is close toAravissos.A section of the river has been converted into an artificial channel (Channel 66-Moglenitsas), thus enabling the draining of Lake Giannitsa and its marshlands. Throughout the length of about 60 km, the region is fertile. At the city of Giannitsa there is a rowing centre. In 1912, during theFirst Balkan War,this area became the site of theBattle of Giannitsa.

References

^"Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment"(in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 80. Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2020.

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[1] "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment"(in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 80. Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2020.

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