Lake Karla is a lake that sits at 60 to 80 m (200 to 260 ft) above sea level making it the only one in the plain of Thessaly. The lake is located at the northern end of the Magnesia regional unit in the Pineios basin, adjacent to Pelion and the Maurovouni mountains. On the eastern part of the lake the lies the town of Kanalia.
Karla was a 180 km2 lake that was completely drained in 1962 to gain land for agriculture. The lake was part of ancient Greek mythology (the god Apollo was married on its shores). Before its drainage, it was the site of a unique fishing culture, with the fishermen spending some nine months of the year in reed huts that they built on the lake. The lake fisheries were an important tradition and to some extent a significant economic activity.
After storm "Daniel" on September 2023 and great floods in the area, the waters from the Thessalian plain ended up where the lake used to be and reshaped it to its original size and even bigger. In default MSFS only the small reservoirs are included while with this file you can see what the lake looks like today.
INSTALLATION: Unrar the file and place it in your Community folder.
*The airport of Stefanovikio (LGSV) it is still there (i did not deleted it), although it was completely destroyed by the floods.
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