Tarahuín Lake
Location of Tarahuín Lake in Chile.
Location of Tarahuín Lake in Chile.
Tarahuín Lake
Coordinates42°42′52.30″S 73°44′11.76″W / 42.7145278°S 73.7366000°W / -42.7145278; -73.7366000
Catchment area38.1 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Basin countriesChile
Max. length6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Min. width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface area7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Average depth22.2 m (73 ft)
Max. depth33 m (108 ft)
Water volume0.170 km3 (0.041 cu mi)
Shore length120.0 km (12.4 mi)
Surface elevation66 m (217 ft)
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Tarahuín Lake (Spanish: Lago Tarahuín) is a lake in south-central Chiloé Island, Chile. It has an area of 7.7 km2.[1] The lake's catchment basin is mostly made up of hilly terrain that is covered by native forest, and to a lesser extent natural prairies.[1]

Chile Route 5 passes bext to the lake's western end.

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.


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