Tarahuín Lake

Lake in Chile
42°42′52.30″S 73°44′11.76″W / 42.7145278°S 73.7366000°W / -42.7145278; -73.7366000Catchment area38.1 km2 (14.7 sq mi)Basin countriesChileMax. 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. ^ 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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1: These islands are not part of Chiloé Province


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