The Ladon Lake ( el, Τεχνητή Λίμνη Λάδωνα ''Techniti Limni Ladona'') or the Ladon Reservoir 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 ...
in the upper part of the river
Ladon, in the northwestern part of
Arcadia
Arcadia may refer to:
Places Australia
* Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
* Arcadia, Queensland
* Arcadia, Victoria
Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
,
Greece
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. The 50 m high dam was built in 1955. The reservoir is situated in a sparsely populated, mountainous area. It is completely in the municipality
Gortynia, municipal units
Kleitor
Kleitor or Cleitor (Greek: Κλείτωρ) is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area ...
,
Kontovazaina
Kontovazaina ( el, Κοντοβάζαινα) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal un ...
and
Tropaia
Tropaia ( el, Τρόπαια) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Gortynia
Gortynia ( el, Γορτυνία) is a municipality in the Arc ...
.
See also
*
List of lakes in Greece
This is a list of lakes of Greece.
Natural lakes of Greece
* Central Greece
**Lake Amvrakia
** Lake Dystos, Euboea, presently largely drained
**Lake Lysimachia
** Lake Ozeros
** Lake Saltini
** Lake Voulkaria
** Lake Yliki
** Lake Trichonida
** ...
*
List of reservoirs
References
External links
Ladon Lake on GTP Travel Pages(in English and Greek)
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Landforms of Arcadia, Peloponnese
Lakes of Greece
Reservoirs in Greece
Landforms of Peloponnese (region)