Ladon Lake
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| Ladon Lake Τ. Λίμνη Λάδωνα |
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| Location | Arcadia, Greece |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Type | artificial lake |
| Primary inflows | Ladon (river) |
| Primary outflows | Ladon (river) |
| Basin countries | Greece |
| Max. length | 8 km |
| Max. width | 0.6 kml |
| Surface area | 4 km2 |
| Water volume | 0.046 km³ |
| Settlements | Kleitor, Kontovazaina, Tropaia |
The Ladon Lake (Greek: Τεχνητή Λίμνη Λάδωνα Techniti Limni Ladona) or the Ladon Reservoir is an artificial lake in the upper part of the river Ladon, in the northwestern part of Arcadia, Greece. The 50 m high dam was built in 1955. At full level, its area is 4 km² and its maximum capacity is 46 106 m³.[1] The capacity of the hydroelectricity plant is 70 MW.[2] The reservoir is situated in a sparsely populated, mountainous area. It is completely in the municipality Gortynia, municipal units Kleitor, Kontovazaina and Tropaia.
See also
External links
- Ladon Lake on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Trade Wind p 185
