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The Ladon Lake (Greek: Τεχνητή Λίμνη Λάδωνα Techniti Limni Ladona) or the Ladon Reservoir is an artificial lake in the upper part of the river Ladon, in the northwestern part of Arcadia, Greece. The 50 m high dam was built in 1955. The reservoir is situated in a sparsely populated, mountainous area. It is completely in the municipality Gortynia, municipal units Kleitor, Kontovazaina and Tropaia.

Ladon Lake
Ladon Lake
Location	Arcadia, Greece
Coordinates	37.76°N 22.01°E / 37.76; 22.01
Type	artificial lake
Native name	Τ. Λίμνη Λάδωνα  (Greek)
Primary inflows	Ladon (river)
Primary outflows	Ladon (river)
Basin countries	Greece
Max. length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Max. width	0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Surface area	4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Water volume	0.046 km3 (37,000 acre⋅ft)
Settlements	Kleitor, Kontovazaina, Tropaia

See also

• List of lakes in Greece
• List of reservoirs

References

External links

• Ladon Lake on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)

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