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The Thisavros reservoir, or Treasure Lake, is an artificial lake on the Nestos in the mountains between Drama and Xanthi. It is about 32 km long and up to 2.7 km wide, winding along the old course of the river.
How it formed
The dam, built from 1986 to 1996, is a rock-fill dam 172 m high, the tallest in Greece. It lies about 21 km north of Nikiforos and serves hydropower, including pumped storage, and irrigation of the plain below.
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Swimming
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Tips
The dam is about 21 km from Drama, and its surroundings offer wide views over the Nestos valley; wear sturdy shoes, as the ground is uneven. The upper Nestos runs through Sidironero and the lake on its way down to Paranesti and Stavroupoli.
To the north, Potamoi is about 95 km from Kavala by Drama and Mikroklisoura, and there is no road on from Potamoi to Paranesti. A winding forest drive of 1 to 1.5 hours leads instead to Skaloti, the Papades bridge and the Skaloti waterfall, a 20-minute walk into the forest. Camping is not allowed in the upper section of the valley.
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Sources & data
- Greece's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Greece, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: Τεχνητή Λίμνη Θησαυρού (relation 2368655), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Greek Wikipedia: Λίμνη Θησαυρού, Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: Thisavros lake (Q15057367), Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia: Thisavros Dam, Wikimedia Foundation
- Dam and artificial Thisavros Lake (Treasure Lake), Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- Explore the Nestos river, Go Kavala