Neda (river)

The Neda (Greek: Νέδα) is a river in the western Peloponnese in Greece. It is 31 km (19 mi) long, and its drainage area is 278 km² (107 sq mi).^[1] It is unique in the sense that it is the only river in Greece with a feminine name.

Neda
Neda waterfalls
Native name	Νέδα (Greek)
Location
Country	Greece
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Lykaion
Mouth
• location	Ionian Sea
• coordinates	37°22′30″N 21°40′58″E
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Basin size	278 km2 (107 sq mi)

It took its name from the nymph Neda.^[2]

Geography

The river begins on the southern slope of Mount Lykaion, near the village of Neda in northern Messenia. It flows to the west through a varied landscape of barren rock and forests. From near Figaleia until its mouth it forms the border of Messenia and Elis. There is a well known waterfall near the village Platania. The Neda flows into the Gulf of Kyparissia, a bay of the Ionian Sea, near the village Giannitsochori.

Places along the river

The Neda flows along the villages Neda, Kakaletri, Figaleia, Platania, Karyes and Giannitsochori.

See also

• List of rivers in Greece