Lake Trichonida

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The lake lies between of mounts Panaitoliko and Arakynthos south of the city Agrinio 6 kilometers. Its length is 20 kilometers, width 6 kilometers and perimeter 51 kilometers. The area of surface is 98 squares kilometers. The flora of lake comprehends plane-trees, willows. proplar-trees, water-lilies, orchids, rushes and banks are overgrown with reeds.The lake is rich in phytoplankton about 90 types of them and seeweeds as well. A great number of fishes different types as tsouroukla, dromitsa, smelt, eel, lourogovios, trichonovelonitsa, nonovios, saliara and others. The caught fishes exceed 350 tones annually. The poultry-fauna is just as significant. Over of 140 types birds 30 of them are protected as waterduck, heron, woodcock, waterhen, kingfisher and others. Also live reptiles and many insects. The lake Trichonida pertaining to regions of Natura 2000 as the more clear lake of Greece.