Lake Piniou Ilia

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Lake Piniou Ilia

Lake Piniou Ilia Greece. Lake Pinios is an artificial lake that was created after the construction of a dam on the river Pinios. It is located in the prefecture of Ilia. Its area is 19,895 sq.km and is the largest lake in the Peloponnese. The construction of the dam, which is 10 meters thick, began in September 1961 and the project was handed over in 1968. With the enrichment of the dam with water, the village of Xenies, located at the bottom of the lake under construction, and the settlements of Paleochora were abandoned. Saint Anna and Souli. The area of ​​the dam basin is 723 km, and the capacity of the lake is 366 million cubic meters.