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A water quality model (MERES) is applied in the multi-purpose reservoir of Plastiras in Greece. The model was calibrated with limited field data using the standard trial and error procedure; next, it was applied for four scenarios of reservoir operation, which correspond to four values of minimum water levels (MWL). Model results were combined with landscape aesthetics to establish a “safe” MWL in the reservoir. MWL was proposed to be +784 m, a value that ensures a very good water quality by retaining the reservoir in the status of “a little beyond oligotrophic” and a very good quality of landscape with an acceptable area of dead zones; it also ensures an annual release of 127.5 hm3 of water within a reliability level of 90%. This quantity can be considered as acceptable from the water supply point of view.
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Stamou, A.I., Hadjibiros, K., Andreadakis, A. et al. Establishing minimum water level for Plastiras reservoir (Greece) combining water quality modelling with landscape aesthetics. Environ Model Assess 12, 157–170 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-006-9058-2
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