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Colico Lake

Coordinates: 39°05′08″S 71°58′22″W / 39.08556°S 71.97278°W / -39.08556; -71.97278
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Colico Lake
Location of Colico Lake in Chile.
Location of Colico Lake in Chile.
Colico Lake
Coordinates39°05′08″S 71°58′22″W / 39.08556°S 71.97278°W / -39.08556; -71.97278
Primary inflowsTrafampulli River
Primary outflowsColico River
Basin countriesChile
Surface area54.96 km2 (21.22 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth416 m (1,365 ft)[2]
Shore length152.3 km (32.5 mi)[3]
Surface elevation500 m (1,600 ft)[4]
SettlementsPuerto Puma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Colico Lake is located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile. The neighboring Caburgua Lake lies to the east of the lake and the Villarrica Lake to the south. The lake is the deepest entirely within chilean borders.

Species of fish in the lake include Rainbow trout and pejerrey.[5] Nearby flora includes trees such as coigue and oak, and shrubs such as Chilean firebush, hummingbird fuchsia, and quila.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Colico Lake, on mdpi.com
  2. ^ Lago Colico, on wikipedia.org
  3. ^ Colico Lake, on mdpi.com
  4. ^ Lago Colico, on wikipedia.org
  5. ^ "Manual de pesca - Programa Por una pesca sostenible. Hazle caso a la norma (Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo - Por un Chile mejor)" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Lago Colico". TurismoChile.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2010-01-07.