Surface elevation 4,528 m (14,856 ft) | ||
Location Peru
Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province | ||
Caracocha (possibly from Quechua q'ara naked, bald, unpopulated, qucha lake, "bare lake", hispanicized spellings Caracocha, Caraccocha, Ccaraccocha, Ccaracocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. It is situated at a height of about 4,528 metres (14,856 ft). Caracocha lies south of the lakes named Choclococha and Orcococha.
The Caracocha dam was erected in 2000. It is 635 m (2,083 ft) long and 13 m (14 yd) tall. It is operated by INADE. The reservoir has a capacity of 40,000,000 m3 (32,000 acre·ft).
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