The Marathon Dam is a gravity dam on the Charadros River near its junction with the Varnavas Stream 8 km (5 mi) west of Marathon and 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Athens in Greece. The dam created Lake Marathon for the primary purpose of municipal water supply. Constructed between 1926 and 1929 it was the sole supplier of water to Athens until 1959.
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