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Del Toro Lake

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Primary outflows
  
Serrano River

Surface area
  
202 km (78 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
~50 m (160 ft)

Outflow location
  
Serrano River

Basin countries
  
Chile/Argentina

Max. depth
  
~300 m (980 ft)

Area
  
202 km²

Inflow source
  
Paine River

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Primary inflows
  
Paine River, Río de las Chinas

Del Toro Lake (Spanish: Lago del Toro) is a lake located in the Magallanes Region, southern Chile. Also known as Lago del Toro or Lago Toro, its etymology comes from the lake's ability to generate 4 m swells due to a long (~30 km) fetch and high winds aligned with the long axis of the lake. Locals say that the lake and the nearby mountain Sierra del Toro is named thus because the lake 'is angry a lot'. Services on the lake include camping and fishing at Bahia el Bote.

Map of Del Toro Lake, Torres de Paine, Magallanes y la Ant%C3%A1rtica Chilena Region, Chile

References

Del Toro Lake Wikipedia