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{{Infobox river
  | name              = Kladeos
  | image             = El riu Cladeu (Kladeos) al seu pas per Olímpia.JPG
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  | source1_location  = [[Peloponnese]] 
  | mouth_location    = [[Alfeios]]
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  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Greece]]
| progression       = {{RAlfeios}}
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The river '''Kladeos''' flows through [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]] in [[Elis (regional unit)|Elis]], [[Southern Greece]], and empties into the river [[Alfeios]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fountoulis |first=I. |last2=Mavroulis |first2=Spyridon |date=2008 |title=Flood hazard assessment in the Kladeos River Basin (Olympia - Western Peloponnese, Greece) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346397065_Flood_hazard_assessment_in_the_Kladeos_River_basin_Olympia_-_Western_Peloponnese_Greece |journal=AQUA 2008 3rd Conference}}</ref> As a tributary of the Alfeios, the Kladeos is fed by the [[Plataneiko]], Lagadino, Gani, and Liakoto streams. Already in classical antiquity, the river was diverted near Olympia in order to prevent flooding in winter. However, the sanctuary of Olympia was covered by a 4 m thick layer of sediment when it was excavated in 1875.

The river is named after Kladeos ({{langx|el|Κλάδεος}}, {{langx|la|Cladeus}}), a river god in [[Greek mythology]] who was one of the sons of [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Woodard |first=Roger |title=The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2007 |pages=326–327}}</ref>

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[[Category:Rivers of Greece]]
[[Category:Landforms of Elis]]
[[Category:Rivers of Western Greece]]
[[Category:River gods in Greek mythology]]


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