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Ecosistema Kalamas
Tipo River (basin)
Salinidad freshwater
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Greece FishBase does not have latitudinal and longitudinal range for this ecosystem.
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River Length 99 km Área Drainage Area
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Descripción Kalamas (length=99 km) has a catchment area of 1831km2 (43.6km2 irrigated) and a mean annual flow of 54 m3 s?1. It drains into the Ionian sea and has fewer tributaries than the other two rivers. Kalamas river is used for irrigation and is famous for its salmon. In 1960 a man made tunnel and ditchwas constructed to drain the overflow of the eutrophic lake ‘Pamvotis’ (Romero et al., 2002) to Kalamas. In 1992, a wastewater treatment plant was operated that treated municipal wastewater to a 2nd degree, before its discharge to Kalamas river, through this lake ditch. Agricultural land use covers 43 km2 of its catchment. Cereals like corn and wheat are the principal crops grown (Ref. 84359).
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