2. The worship of Kifissos as a god and the presence of his sculpture in the west pendiment of Parthenonas is evidence of his great importance for the land of athens.

3. The posture, its vigor and its plasticity may refer to a river flow

4. His waters made the grounds of the west side fertile. Archeological findings testify the existence of irrigation pipelines which were used to transfer water from Kifissos through Makra Teixh (Great Walls).The Adrianio water reservoir was built near Kifissos the 2 nd century A.D in order to cover the irrigation needs utilizing the water potential of the river and transfering it in the Tank ( in the area of Kolonaki).

8. River basin : 361 Km 2 Length of river : 22 Km ( 14 Km in the city area and 8 Km out of the city ) Depth of river mouth in Saronikos bay : 9,5 m Basic information

9. KIFISSOS TRAIL The river springs from the mountains Parnitha and Penteli and is poured into Saronic Gulf. Parnitha Penteli

10. The north part of the river ( from the springs to the area called “Three Bridges” ) is open with rich flora. The airstrems produced by water flow, trees and plants activate as a natural air conditioner for the areas near the river. Three Bridges

11. In the southern part, the river flows for 14 km under the highway named Kifissou Avenue. Three Bridges Kifissos river under the highwayBROOK OF KIFISSOS NEAR RENTI 1 2 12

12. MAJOR PROBLEMS Over the past decades Kifissos became a flowing garbage dump and repository for toxic industrial waste as well as illegal construction. From a “water artery” it became a heavy “traffic artery” as for its final 15 kms it is channelled under a highway. Today, the river is inaccessible to the public for most of its length, and no longer seems to belong to the town.

13. flora and fauna At the North part near Kifisos river live many kinds of trees like plane trees ( platanos), wickers (ligaria), salics (itia) and herbals like nasturtium ( nerokardamo ) with pharmaceutical attributes.

14. They have been observed more than 90 species of birds, small mammals as hedgehogs,mice and foxes, aquatic animals as turtles,frogs and water snakes. Kifisos river is still alive !!!

15. FOUNTAINS OF TATOI DURING THE AUTUM

16. ARCHITECTURE SAMPLE NEAR KIFISSOS FOUNTAINS

17. FOREST TRAIL AT KIFISSOS FOUNTAINS

18. AND NOW SOME SAMPLES OF KIFISSOS NATURAL BEAUTY INSIDE THE TOWN

19. BROOK OF KIFISSOS NEAR RENTI

20. TOXIC PARTY

21. KIFISSOS POLLUTED MOUTH

22. TAKING WATER MEASUREMENTS Our school 3o Geniko Lykeio Peristeriou Points of collecting water samples

23. 21 February28 February Water PH7,397,2 Water turbidity grey with visible elements Water temperature 10 o C10,2 o C Collecting samples from Kifisos river

24. Microbiological analysis (farm in agar) We saw bacterial colonies, moldiness and fungus. Using a microscope we found : insect eggs, insect, Pollen grains, traces of burnt wood and amoebae.

25. We took the following measurements: Water turbidity: grey with visible elements.(from scale 1-10 we point 4) Water temperature: 14,4 o C Water PH: 6,83 After 10 minutes in another point 10 meters long the Water PH: 7,78 Using a microscope we found : insect eggs, insects, Pollen grains, amoebae. 28 March We went to SEF area were the two main rivers Kifisos and Illisos empty into Saronic Gulf.

26. Experiment to measure the rate of flow of the Kifisos River (Greece)  Period: end of March 2012  Materials : 6 pine cones 2 mobile phones The measurements are listed to the matrix below. Team 110m distance40,29 sec 42 sec 44,5 sec Team 243,7 sec 39,4 sec 42 sec Average speed = 41.95 sec for 10 meters!!!

27. Visit a stream near our school