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Kastraki (lake)

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Type
  
Artificial Lake

Primary outflows
  
Acheloos

Surface area
  
28 km (11 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
144 m

Inflow source
  
Achelous River

Primary inflows
  
Acheloos

Basin countries
  
Greece

Area
  
28 km²

Outflow location
  
Achelous River

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Water volume
  
0.95 km (770,000 acre·ft)

Lake Kastraki (Greek: Λίμνη Καστρακίου) is an artificial lake near Kastraki in Aetolia-Acarnania, western Greece. The lake is drained by the river Acheloos, and fed by the rivers Acheloos and Inachos. It was formed by the Kastraki Dam, completed in 1969. Its area is about 28 km² and its maximum capacity is 950,000,000 m³ of water. It is used for the generation of hydroelectric power by DEI.

Map of Kastraki, Parakampilia 301 31, Greece

References

Kastraki (lake) Wikipedia