Dystos

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Coordinates: 38°23′N 24°7′E

Dystos (Δύστος)
Coordinates	38°23′ N 24°7′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Central Greece
Prefecture	Euboea
Population	5,579 source (2001)
Elevation	124 m
Postal code	340 17, 345 00
Area code	22230
Licence plate code	ΧΑ

Dystos, Distos, or Dhistos (Greek: Δύστος, Older form/Latin: Dystus) is a lake in Euboea island in Greece, and is also a municipality. The municipality is also known as Dysties or Disties. The seat of the municipality of the same name is in Krieza. The Dryopians were the first founders of Dystos in ancient times.

During the 1950s, the power corporation of Greece established a steam power plant close to the lake at the city of Aliveri. That power plant used lake water for the cooling system.

In the 1980s, the lake was filled in by debris from fires to creat more land for farms. The fire lasted for a few days as tens of farmers began burning dry grasses similar to savannahs and some of the were carrying sheep with them and became a plain with mixed farming. Eventually at 2000, a part of the lake regenerated due to the heavy rain falls in the area. Fishing and birds are found in the lake. The area is protected by the Ramsar Convention.

The name of the lake dates back to ancient times.

[edit] Historical population

Year	Dystos population	Change	Municipal population
1981	662	-	-
1991	589	-73/-11.03%	5,074

Municipalities and communities of the Euboea Prefecture
Aidipsos • Amarynthos • Anthidona • Artemisio • Avlida • Avlon • Chalcis • Dirfys • Dystos • Elymnioi • Eretria • Istiaia • Karystos • Kireas • Konistres • Kymi • Lilantia • Marmari • Messapia • Nea Artaki • Nileas • Oreoi • Skyros • Styra • Taminaioi
Kafireas • Lichada