Tinquilco Lake

Tinquilco Lake

View from a lookout point on the Tres Lagos hiking trail. The volcano in the distance is Villarrica.
Location Huerquehue National Park, Araucania Region
Coordinates 39°09′55″S 71°43′31″W / 39.1652°S 71.7252°W / -39.1652; -71.7252Coordinates: 39°09′55″S 71°43′31″W / 39.1652°S 71.7252°W / -39.1652; -71.7252
Type Glacial
Primary outflows Quinchol River
Basin countries Chile
Surface area 1.1 km²[1]
Surface elevation 700 m
References [1]

Tinquilco Lake is one of several lakes in Huerquehue National Park in the La Araucanía Region in southern Chile. Located at 700 meters; it is the first lake visitors encounter in the park before continuing on the "Tres Lagos" (Lago Chico, Lago Toro and Laguna Verde) hike.

Its primary outflow is Quinchol River, which is a tributary of the Liucura River, which in turn is a tributary of the Trancura River.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Castillo Pinto, Bianca Elizabeth (2004). "Determinación de la Fragilidad Adquirida del Paisaje en el Parque Nacional Huerquehue, Temuco, IX Región" (PDF). Universidad De Chile. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Plan de Manejo PN Huerquehue". CONAF. Retrieved 2014-02-07.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/4/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.