Description

The Marathia Dam in Mykonos was built in the northwestern side of the island, approximately 4 kilometers in a straight line from the town of Myconos, on the torrent Marathias about 500 meters from the sea. The aim of this work is to exploit the surface flow in order to confront the need of water in both supply and irrigation due to the risen need presented during summer. 
The technical characteristics of the dam are the following:

• Maximum height app. 25 m.. 
• Length of the dam’s top app. 265 m. 
• Width of the dam’s top app. 5,0 (At the non-jumping part).
• Overflower of the dam’s top, at a level of + 32,50 m., multiplied by length 35 m.
• Capacity in + 34,0: 3.760.000 m3. 

source: www.mykonos.gr