Lake Kastraki ( el, Λίμνη Καστρακίου) is an
artificial lake
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
near
Kastraki in
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania ( el, Αιτωλοακαρνανία, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic region of Central Greece and the administrative region of West Greece. A combination of the histor ...
, western
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. 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.
Kastraki Hydroelectric Project
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Gallery
File:Kastraki lake - Aetolia & Acarnania regional unit - Greece 2014-01-26 01-25.jpg
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Kastraki Dam
Reservoirs in Greece
Landforms of Aetolia-Acarnania
Landforms of Western Greece