Lake Lancaster Abajo (Spanish: Laguna Lancaster Abajo), together with Lake Lancaster Arriba are part of two lakes in the Limón province of Costa Rica, collectively referred as the Lancaster Lakes.[1]
| Lake Lancaster Abajo | |
|---|---|
  Lake Lancaster Abajo Location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates | 10°00′46″N 83°35′47″W / 10.012714°N 83.596446°W |
| Type | lake |
| Surface area | 0.05 square kilometres (12 acres) |
| Max. depth | 16.9 metres (55 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 330 metres (1,080 ft) |
Location
editThe Lancaster lakes are located in a private property next to Reventazón River, and 7.35 kilometers SW of the Reventazón Dam. Lancaster Abajo is located at 100 m lower elevation and to the south of Lancaster Arriba.[2]
Physical aspects
editLake Lancaster Abajo is of landslide origin, it possesses cool stream water inputs and is probably stratified through the year due to its relative depth.[1]
Conservation area
editThe Bonilla-Bonillita Lacustrine Wetland created in 1994 is composed by this lake and Lake Lancaster Arriba, Lake Bonilla and Lake Bonillita and their surrounding areas.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Haberyan, Kurt A.; Horn, Sally P.; Umaña V., Gerardo (March 2003). "Basic limnology of fifty-one lakes in Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical. 51 (1): 107–122. PMID 15162686.
- ^ "Lagunas Lancaster (Sin nombre oficial)". Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Decreto Ejecutivo: 23004 - Declara Humedal Lacustrino Bonilla Bonillita y Lancaster de Turrialba Cartago".