Tepuheuico Lake (Spanish: Lago Tepuhueico) lies in south-central Chiloé Island, Chile. It has an area of 14.3 km2.[1] The lake's catchment basin is mostly made up of gentle slopes and hilly terrain that is covered by native forest.[1]
| Tepuhueico Lake | |
|---|---|
 Lago Tepuhueico, Chiloé | |
  Tepuhueico Lake | |
| Coordinates | 42°47′20.60″S 73°57′51.09″W / 42.7890556°S 73.9641917°W |
| Catchment area | 182.1 km2 (70.3 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Max. length | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.1 km (1.9 mi) |
| Min. width | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Max. depth | 25 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. | |
References
edit- ^ 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.
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