Heartbreaking footage has been captured by the Up Stories team using a drone over Lake Yliki. Specifically, the team recorded images on Monday (28/10) of the lake and its island, which was once 120 meters from the shore and is now accessible by car.
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Lake Yliki, the ninth largest in Greece, is located in eastern Central Greece in the region of Boeotia, near the southeastern boundaries of the Municipality of Orchomenos and the northwestern edge of the Municipality of Thebes.
Although its surface area fluctuates due to climatic conditions, it covers nearly 22 square kilometers. It has a maximum depth of 38.5 meters (with an average depth of 28.8 meters), and its total water volume, when full, reaches approximately 663 million cubic meters.
To the northeast lies the smaller lake Paralimni (15 square kilometers), known in ancient times as Trephia or Ungria, whose surface level is 20 meters lower. It is connected to Yliki by a 2.5-kilometer canal.
In 1959, a water supply connection was established from Lake Yliki to the artificial Lake Marathon as Athens’ rapid population growth made it impossible for the city to rely solely on the latter.
However, by 1981, the demand for water surpassed the capacity of both lakes, leading to the primary water source for Athens shifting to the artificial Lake Mornos. The transfer of water from Yliki to Lake Marathon occurs through a canal and tunnel, followed by pumping (Mouriki-Viliza).
