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===Gorges, rivers and lakes=== The island has a number of gorges, such as the [[Samariá Gorge]], [[Imbros Gorge]], [[Kourtaliotiko Gorge]], [[Ha Gorge]], [[Platania Gorge]], the Gorge of the Dead (at [[Kato Zakros]], [[Sitia]]) and [[Richtis Gorge]] and (Richtis) waterfall at Exo Mouliana in [[Sitia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cretanbeaches.com/Gorges/Lassithi-gorges/kato-zakros-gorge-deads-gorge/ |title=Gorge of the Dead |publisher=Cretanbeaches.com |access-date=13 September 2012 |archive-date=25 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425235509/http://www.cretanbeaches.com/Gorges/Lassithi-gorges/kato-zakros-gorge-deads-gorge/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cretanbeaches.com/en/gorges-of-crete/gorges-in-lassithi-prefecture/641-richtis-gorge.html |title=Richtis gorge |publisher=Cretanbeaches.com |access-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731062158/http://www.cretanbeaches.com/en/gorges-of-crete/gorges-in-lassithi-prefecture/641-richtis-gorge.html |archive-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://candia.wordpress.com/photos/photo-2010/richtis-gorge-april-2010/ |title=Richtis beach and gorge |publisher=Candia.wordpress.com |date=20 April 2010 |access-date=13 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldreviewer.com/travel-guides/canyon/richtis-gorge-and-waterfall/61078/ |title=Richtis gorge and waterfall |publisher=Worldreviewer.com |date=25 February 2011 |access-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012185413/http://www.worldreviewer.com/travel-guides/canyon/richtis-gorge-and-waterfall/61078/ |archive-date=12 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The rivers of Crete include the [[Ieropotamos River|Geropotamos River]], the Koiliaris, the Anapodiaris, the Almiros, the Giofyros, the Keritis, and Megas Potamos. There are only two freshwater lakes in Crete: [[Lake Kournas]] and [[Lake Agia]], which are both in [[Chania (regional unit)|Chania regional unit]].<ref>[http://www.crete.tournet.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1155&lang=en Photos of Agia Lake] Crete TOURnet.</ref> [[Lake Voulismeni]] at the coast, at Aghios Nikolaos, was formerly a freshwater lake but is now connected to the sea, in [[Lasithi]].<ref>[http://www.aghiosnikolaos.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=35 Lake Voulismeni] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720152021/http://www.aghiosnikolaos.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=35 |date=20 July 2011 }} aghiosnikolaos.eu</ref> Three artificial lakes created by dams also exist in Crete: the lake of [[Aposelemis Dam]], the lake of Potamos Dam, and the lake of Mpramiana Dam. <gallery mode="packed" heights="160"> File:HaGorgeExit.jpg|[[Ha Gorge]] File:Samaria Gorge 09.jpg|[[Samariá Gorge]] File:Crete Aradaina3 tango7174.jpg|Aradaina Gorge File:Venetian Bridge over Megalopótamos River, Préveli, Crete.jpg|[[Kingdom of Candia|Venetian]] Bridge over Megalopotamos River </gallery>
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