Kremasta Dam

The Kremasta Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Achelous River in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located just downstream of where the Agrafiotis, Tavropos and Trikeriotis rivers meet to form the Achelous. The dam was constructed between 1961 and 1965 and its four 109.3 MW Francis turbine-generators were commissioned between 1966 and 1967. Shortly after the dam's reservoir, Lake Kremasta, was filled a 6.3-M_w earthquake occurred. This has been attributed to reservoir-induced seismicity. Lake Kremasta is the largest artificial lake in Greece.^[4][5]

Kremasta Dam
Kremasta Lake
Location of Kremasta Dam in Greece
Country	Greece
Location	Aetolia-Acarnania
Coordinates	38°53′13.20″N 21°29′43.17″E
Purpose	Power, flood control
Status	Operational
Construction began	1961
Opening date	1965
Owner(s)	Public Power Corporation of Greece
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Achelous River
Height	165 m (541 ft)[1]
Length	456 m (1,496 ft)
Elevation at crest	287 m (942 ft)
Dam volume	8,170,000 m3 (10,685,957 cu yd)
Spillway type	Chute
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Kremasta
Total capacity	4,750,000,000 m3 (3,850,888 acre⋅ft)[2]
Catchment area	3,750 km2 (1,448 sq mi)[3]
Surface area	81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	1966-1967
Type	Conventional
Turbines	4 x 109.3 MW Francis-type[4]
Installed capacity	437.2 MW
Annual generation	848 GWh

See also

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• Energy in Greece
• Renewable energy in Greece