Lake Polyfyto () is one of the largest

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s in

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. It was created in 1974 by the construction of the Polyfyto Dam, which impounds the river

Aliakmon The Haliacmon (, ''Aliákmonas''; formerly: , ''Aliákmon'' or ''Haliákmōn'') is the longest river flowing entirely in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliacmon: Maritsa (), Struma (Strymónas), bot ...

, by the

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of Greece. The maximum accumulated volume is . The surface area of the lake is , and the elevation of the lake surface at maximum filling is . The design capacity of the hydroelectric power station at the dam is 375 MW.Polyfyto Hydroelectric Power Plant Greece
Global Energy Observatory The lake is located in the Kozani regional unit. There are two bridges over the lake: one at Neraida ( Servia High Bridge,

Greek National Road 3 Greek National Road 3 (, abbreviated as EO3) is a single carriageway road in Greece. It connects Elefsina near Athens with the border of North Macedonia at Niki. It passes through Larissa and Florina. At Niki, it connects with the M5K motorway ...

) and a smaller one near

Rymnio Rymnio () is a village located in Aiani municipal unit, Kozani regional unit, in the Greek region of Macedonia. It is situated on the south shore of the Aliakmon River at an altitude of 330 meters. At the 2021 census, the population was 115. The ...

. The dam is near the village

Polyfyto Polyfyto () is a village and a community in the regional unit of Kozani, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality of Velventos Velventos () or Velvento (Βελβεντό) is a town and municipality in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedon ...

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Landforms of Kozani (regional unit)