Pyli reservoir

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Limni tou Pyliou; Neromana
Λίμνη του Πυλίου, Νερομάνα
Pily reservoir in December 2019
Pily reservoir in December 2019
Larger places nearby: Kos , Pyli
Limni tou Pyliou;  Neromana (Greece)
Limni tou Pyliou;  Neromana
Coordinates 36 ° 51 '52 "  N , 27 ° 9' 35"  E Coordinates: 36 ° 51 '52 "  N , 27 ° 9' 35"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: dam
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 0.2-0.3 hectaresdep1

The small reservoir Limni tou Pyliou ( Greek Λίμνη του Πυλίου , also: Νερομάνα Neromana ( f. Sg. )) On the Greek island of Kos was dammed in a karst spring area . The water was used to irrigate the agricultural plain of Kos. The lake is located about 1.5 km northeast of the village of Pyli on the road from Kos to Kefalos . It covers an area of ​​about 0.2-0.3 hectares.

The bank area is lined with reeds , silver poplars and oleanders . Turtles, eels and goblins live in the lake .

history

The lake was built in the 1920s on the orders of the Italian occupiers to bridge periods of drought. According to historical data, there was previously a difficult-to-access swamp area at this point.

literature

  • Giorgos Catsadorakis, Kaloust Paragamian (Γιώργος Κατσαδωράκης, Καλούστ Παραγκαμιάν): Απογραφή των υγροτόπων των νησιών του Αιγαίου - Ταυτότητα, οικολογική κατάσταση και απειλές. WWF Greece, 2007, ISBN 978-960-85918-4-4 , p. 315. (Greek)

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