Summary
The Erythropotamos (Greek: Ερυθροπόταμος, meaning "red river") or Luda reka (Bulgarian: Луда река, meaning "mad river") is a river in southern Bulgaria (Haskovo Province) and northeastern Greece (Evros regional unit). Its Turkish name was Kızıldelisu. Its source is near Mega Dereio. It flows into the Maritsa (Evros) near Didymoteicho.
| Erythropotamos (Ερυθροπόταμος) Luda reka (Луда река) | |
|---|---|
 Luda reka in Bulgaria | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Bulgaria and Greece |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Eastern Rhodope Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Maritsa/Evros |
• coordinates | 41°19′41″N 26°30′33″E / 41.32806°N 26.50917°E |
| Length | approx. 100 km (62 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Maritsa→ Aegean Sea |
The source of the river is in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in the western Evros regional unit, Greece, near the village Mikro Dereio. It crosses the border with Bulgaria near Gorno Lukovo in the Ivaylovgrad municipality, and forms the Greek-Bulgarian border for several kilometers. It crosses back into Greece between the villages Siv Kladenets and Alepochori. It passes the villages Ladi, Mani and Koufovouno before flowing into the Evros just beyond Didymoteicho.
Its largest tributary is the Byala reka ("white river") in Bulgaria, which flows into the Luda reka near the village Odrintsi.