In Summer it remains bone dry, however in winter it is known to flood spectacularly, turning into a river which often carries debris such as tree branches and rocks to its mouth in the town of Kardamili, where it empties into the Messenian Gulf, a part of the Ionian Sea.
During summer, it is extremely dry; however, in winter, it becomes a river that frequently carries debris such as tree branches and rocks to its mouth in Kardamili, where it flows into the Messenian Gulf, a part of the Ionian Sea.