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Western Greece

Western Greece Region is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It takes in the western part of continental Greece and the north-western part of the Peloponnese, and its capital is Patras.

Its lakes include Trichonida, the largest natural lake in Greece, Kremasta, the largest artificial lake, the Missolonghi and Aitoliko lagoons, and several lakes of Aetolia-Acarnania. Kotychi and Strofylia Wetlands National Park lies here.

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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

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Greece · Central Greece · Western Greece

Lake Kremasta

Reservoir · artificial

71.68 square kilometresarea
300 metreselevation
60 metresmax. depth

Greece · Western Greece

Lake Lysimachia

Tectonic · natural

13.04 square kilometresarea
11 metreselevation
9 metresmax. depth

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