A couple of weeks ago I was at the Asprokremmos Dam. I wanted to see how the water level compared to previous years, and this is the easiest way to get an accurate guide.

There will be a film to accompany this article published later, once Youtube has uploaded it.

Looking at the previous picture, it is hard to imagine it overflowing. However, since 2019 it has done so on three occasions. This was the scene at 2020, when it was really overwhelmed.

It also popped in 2022. When it does so, it is a tourist event. Rambo's et al turn up to sell you their ice creams, drinks and loukoumades. There were even windscreen wiper touts trying to rip people off. Yes, it is a big deal.

So at first glance, it can be pretty disconcerting to see the levels this low.

But they have been lower. A lot lower. This shot was taken in 2016. Now, if you look at the data, you will see that, for the last 30 years or so (that's all the data I could find), there is a large amount of rain every 7 years. The last biggie was in the 2018/2019 season. Prior to that, it was 2011/2012 etc. This is only an observation, but there is never a period of more than 7 years without a winter washout.

So, when the 2016 picture was taken, the reservoir had to wait another 2 years to get a refill. It goes up every winter because of the rain and snow, but more gets used each summer.