Tepuhueico Lake

Tepuhueico Lake
Lago Tepuhueico, Chiloé
Tepuhueico Lake
Coordinates42°47′20.60″S 73°57′51.09″W / 42.7890556°S 73.9641917°W / -42.7890556; -73.9641917
Catchment area182.1 km2 (70.3 sq mi)
Basin countriesChile
Max. length5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Max. width3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Min. width1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Average depth9 m (30 ft)
Max. depth25 m (82 ft)
Water volume0.128 km3 (0.031 cu mi)
Shore length124.7 km (15.3 mi)
Surface elevation25 m (82 ft)
References
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Tepuheuico Lake (Spanish: Lago Tepuhueico) lies in south-central Chiloé Island, Chile. It has an area of 14.3 km2. The lake's catchment basin is mostly made up of gentle slopes and hilly terrain that is covered by native forest.

References

  1. ^ a b c Villalobos, L., Parra, O., Grandjean, M., Jaque, E., Woelfl, S., Campos, H. (2003). A study of the river basins and limnology of five humic lakes on Chiloé Island. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 76 (4), 563–590.