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Central Greece

Central Greece is both a modern administrative region, with Lamia as its capital, and a traditional geographic region that also takes in most of Attica and much of Western Greece.

The lakes include Kremasta, the largest artificial lake in Greece, Mornos and Yliki, which help supply drinking water to Athens, Paralimni beside Yliki, and Lake Dystos on Euboea.

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Greece · Central Greece · Western Greece

Lake Kremasta

Lake Kremasta is the largest artificial lake in Greece. The Kremasta dam, completed in 1965, gathers the waters of four rivers, the Acheloos, Agrafiotis, Tavropos and Trikeriotis, and its power station is the biggest hydroelectric plant in Greece. The lake…

71.68 square kilometresarea
300 metreselevation
60 metresmax. depth
Photo: Jebulon · CC0

Greece · Central Greece

Lake Yliki

Karst · natural

19.6 square kilometresarea
78 metreselevation

All lakes in Central Greece

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Greece · Central Greece · Western Greece

Lake Kremasta

Reservoir · artificial

71.68 square kilometresarea
300 metreselevation
60 metresmax. depth
Photo: Jebulon · CC0

Greece · Central Greece

Lake Yliki

Karst · natural

19.6 square kilometresarea
78 metreselevation