Chimaditida Lake
Chimaditida Lake Χειμαδίτιδα (Greek) |
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The Chimaditida lake and in the background, to the east, the Zazari lake . | ||
Geographical location | West Macedonia , Greece | |
Drain | to Petres lake (canal) | |
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Coordinates | 40 ° 35 '44 " N , 21 ° 34' 2" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 602 m | |
surface | 10.8 | |
length | 5.1 km | |
width | 2 km | |
Maximum depth | 2.5 | |
Middle deep | 1 m |
The Chimaditida ( Greek Χειμαδίτιδα , f. Sg., Bulgarian: Руднишко езеро - Rudnischko esero; Врабчинското езеро - Vradzinskoto e.) Is a small lake in northern Greece, which is located in the regional eastern part of Florina . It is close to the border with the Kozani Regional Unit and is one of a series of lakes in the Eordea Basin , formed by the Verno , Voras , Siniatsiko and Vermio Mountains . Besides the Chimaditida Lake belonging Lake Vegoritida which Zazari Lake and the Petres Lake this Lakes Group.
geography
The Chimaditida Lake has an area of approx. 10.8 km² and lies at 593 m above sea level . The mean depth is 1 m. It is heavily silted up, so that only a roughly crescent-shaped water surface is left. Most of the area is covered with reeds. The lake was included in the Natura 2000 program together with its neighbors, and it bears the number GR 1340005.
Around 5,000 people live in the catchment area of the Eordea basin on an area of around 344 km². The next bigger cities are:
- Amyndeo about 10 km northeast and
- Ptolemaida , about 15 km southwest of it.
The nearest villages are Anargyri (Ανάργυροι) at the eastern end of the lake, Olympiada in the south and Limnochori (Λιμνοχώρι) in the north, at the western end of Lake Zazari, where the channel begins, which leads the water of the Zazari to Lake Chimaditida.
nature
One hundred and fifty plant species, 12 mammalian, 7 reptilian , and 7 amphibian species were counted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description on a Greek homepage ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Description in a brochure (Greek)