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.
The area experiences extreme dryness during summer but transforms into a flowing river during winter, carrying debris like branches and rocks to its mouth at Kardamili, which empties into the Messenian Gulf, a section of the Ionian Sea.