Water levels in northern Greece’s lakes decline

It is widely believed that northern Greece is rich in water resources, but the reality is quite different. A steady decline in water levels has been recorded across all large and small lakes in the region. In fact, the lakes of Macedonia are at their lowest levels since 2013. This reduction in water reserves, as expected, increases the pressure on already strained ecosystems. Interestingly, Greece's artificial lakes are in better condition than its natural ones.

Data on the quantitative and qualitative status of the lakes are collected on behalf of the Ministry of Environment by the Greek Biotope / Wetland Center (EKBY) of the Goulandris Natural History Museum. EKBY has been managing this project since 2012, starting with 53 monitoring stations, which increased to 80 in 2021 with the addition of lakes from mainland Greece, the Aegean islands and Crete. A total of 74 lakes...