Stratos reservoir

Stratos reservoir
Hydroelectric power plant
Location: Aetolia-Acarnania , Western Greece Tributaries: Acheloos Drain: Acheloos Major cities nearby: Stratos, Agrinio, Amfilochia
Greece
Coordinates	38 ° 40 '33 "  N , 21 ° 20' 10"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 40 '33 "  N , 21 ° 20' 10"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type:	Earthfill dam
Construction time:	1981-1989
Height of the barrier structure :	26 m
Building volume:	2.8 million m³
Crown length:	1 900  m
Power plant output:	150 MW
Data on the reservoir
Storage space	70.2 million m³

The Stratos reservoir ( Greek τεχνητή λίμνη Στράτου ) is the third of four reservoirs in the course of the Acheloos River . It is located in the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture of the West Greece region , north-northwest of the city of Agrinio and east of the town of Stratos and south of the city of Amfilochia . South of the Stratos Dam, built in 1989 ( Greek φράγμα Στράτου ), the national road 5 ( European route 951 ) runs from Ioannina in the north to Arta , Agrinio and Messolongi in the south.

The storage space of the lake is a minimum of 60 million m³ and a maximum of 70.2 million m³. The reservoir is primarily used to generate electricity; the total installed capacity of the four turbines is 150 MW. On the reservoir itself, a national water ski center has been set up by the Greek Federation for Water Skiing.

See also

• List of power plants in Greece
• List of dams in the world (Greece)

Web links

• Aerial photos of the Stratos reservoir (Greek)
• The Dam of Stratos
• The Geoengineer.org Photo Gallery