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Lakes
Dumrea
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Total site area |
14.2
km2 |
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Coordinates |
40° 58' N
and 19° 53' E |
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Ramsar
wetland type dominant |
Permanent
freshwater lakes (not listed as RAMSAR site)
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Maximum
elevation |
300
meters |
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Transboundary |
No |
Site
Profile
Lakes
of Dumre represent a unique wetland complex site of the country,
composed of 85 individual lakes, being so one of the most characteristic
and important sites of
Albania
’s wetlands. The total cover of the lakes is
estimated at 14.2 km2, with a total water volume of 24
million m3. They are situated on a karstic hilly plain of
Dumre, southeast of Elbasani district. The area is distinguished
for its unique combination of natural and historical and archeological
values. Two lakes, respectively
Seferani
Lake
and
Dega
Lake
(Dumre) are designated as nature monuments.
The
Lakes of Dumre have in general a circular or oval shape and average
depth of 7 m. The biggest lake of this group is the
lake
of
Chestie
with a 94.5 ha surface, followed by Seferaj, Merhoja,
Dega and Belshi with a surface of 87.5, 65.5, 37.4 and 18.1 ha
respectively. The biggest water volume (11.3 million m3) has
the
lake
of
Merhoja
that is an exception with its average depth is 17.9
m and its maximum depth is 61 m.
During
the
Albania
’s
Wetland Inventory Project (AWIP, year 2001-2003), implemented jointly by
ECAT-Tirana and EKBY-Greece (Greek Biotope Wetland Centre), Lakes of
Dumre have been studied as a whole group of lakes, that’s as a complex
site, and a data sheet has been compiled. Choosing Lakes of Dumre as
test site is aiming to apply deeply Medwet methodology covering all the
lakes of the Dumre complex site individually, and to create an archive
(data base and GIS) for each of the lakes of Dumre. This is considered
important not only to fill the existing gaps in the data regarding this
complex wetland site, but also to ensure that appropriate conservation
and management measures are identified and implemented. Lakes of Dumre
and some of their catchments have been subject of severe interventions
and damages in the last decades, particularly after 1990, due to lack of
legal protection and enforcement, lack of management, and low
environmental awareness of the local communities about the values of the
lakes. Assessment of the management needs and appropriate training to
meet those needs will help with building up capacities at national and
local level to ensure conservation and wise use of this complex wetland
site.
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Designation:
Natural
monument:
Two
lakes, respectively
Seferani
Lake
and
Dega
Lake
(Dumre) are designated as nature
monuments.
Hydrology:
The
average monthly temperature of the surface waters of the Lakes of
Dumre is in winter below 7.5 °C and goes up to 26°C in summer.
The amount of oxygen at the surface is 6.5-7.5 mg/lit and
decreases to 1,5 mg/lit at 15 m depth. In even bigger depts. The
sulphydric gas (H2S
) starts to appear.
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