Tepuhueico Lake

Tepuhueico Lake
Photograph of the lake with a small boat and jetty in the foreground
Lago Tepuhueico, Chiloé
Location of Cucao and Huillinco in Chile.
Location of Cucao and Huillinco in Chile.
Tepuhueico Lake
Location within Chile
Coordinates42°47′20.60″S 73°57′51.09″W / 42.7890556°S 73.9641917°W / -42.7890556; -73.9641917
182.1 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 area
14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Average depth
9 m (30 ft)
Max. depth25 m (82 ft)
Water volume
0.128 km3 (0.031 cu mi)
Shore length1
24.7 km (15.3 mi)
Surface elevation
25 m (82 ft)
References[1]
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 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi).[1] The lake's catchment basin is mostly made up of gentle slopes and hilly terrain that is covered by native forest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.