Stratos Dam

Stratos Hydroelectric Dam Ηδροηλεκτρικό Φράγμα Στράτου
Stratos Hydroelectric Dam
Location of Stratos Hydroelectric Dam Ηδροηλεκτρικό Φράγμα Στράτου in Greece
Country	Greece
Location	Stratos, Aitoloakarnania
Coordinates	38°40′33″N 21°20′10″E / 38.67583°N 21.33611°ECoordinates: 38°40′33″N 21°20′10″E / 38.67583°N 21.33611°E
Purpose	Power, irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	1981
Opening date	1989
Owner(s)	Public Power Corporation of Greece
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Acheloos River
Height	26 m (85 ft)
Length	1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Dam volume	2,800,000 m^3 (3,700,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Creates	Stratos artificial lake
Total capacity	11,000,000 m^3 (8,900 acre·ft)
Catchment area	4,320 km^2 (1,670 sq mi)
Surface area	8.4 km^2 (3.2 sq mi)[1]
Power station
Commission date	1988-1989
Turbines	2 x 75 MW Francis-type 2 x 3.35 MW S-turbine
Installed capacity	156.7 MW[2]
Annual generation	237 GWh

The Stratos Hydroelectric Dam (Greek: Υδροηλεκτρικό Φράγμα Στράτου) is a dam on the river Acheloos in Aetolia-Acarnania, western Greece. It is situated just east of the village Stratos, and 9 km northwest of Agrinio. The dam created the Stratos artificial lake. There ae three more dams upstream from the Stratos Dam: the Kastraki Dam, the Kremasta Dam and the Mesochora Dam.

The dam was constructed between 1981 and 1989. Four turbine units produce up to 156.7 MW of electricity.

See also

• Kastraki Dam – upstream
• List of lakes in Greece

References

1. "Large Dams in Greece". National Technical University of Athens. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
2. "Hydroelectric Plants in Greece - other regions". IndustCards. Retrieved 6 May 2013.