Lake Plastiras

Lake Plastira
Λίμνη Πλαστήρα (Greek)
A Sentinel-2 satellite image from March 2023.
Lake Plastira
Coordinates	39°17′50″N 21°45′09″E / 39.29722°N 21.75250°E / 39.29722; 21.75250
Type	Artificial lake
Primary inflows	Tavropos
Primary outflows	Tavropos
Basin countries	Greece
Built	October 30, 1960 (1960-10-30)
First flooded	1962
Max. length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Max. width	4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface area	24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Max. depth	60 m (200 ft)
Water volume	400×10^6 m3 (320,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	792 m (2,598 ft)

Lake Plastiras (Greek: Λίμνη Πλαστήρα) also called Tavropos Reservoir (Greek: Τεχνητή Λίμνη Ταυρωπού) is an artificial lake fed by Tavropos (Megdovas) river, located in Karditsa regional unit, near the city of Karditsa, Greece. The lake is named after the Greek general and politician Nikolaos Plastiras, who was the first to visualize the construction of an artificial lake in the area.