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Pirihueico Lake

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Type
  
Primary outflows
  
Fui River

Surface area
  
40 km (15 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
586 m

Inflow source
  
Primary inflows
  
Huahum River

Basin countries
  
Chile, Argentina

Area
  
40 km²

Outflow location
  
Fui River


Cities
  
Similar
  
Hua Hum Pass, Huilo‑Huilo Biological Reserve, Panguipulli Lake, Calafquén Lake, Mocho‑Choshuenco

Pirihueico Lake (Spanish: Lago Pirihueico, [piɾiˈweiko] /piriˈwk/ PEE-ree-WAY-koh) is one of Seven Lakes in Panguipulli Commune, southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed mountains of the Andes. It is located in a geological fault that includes Panguipulli Lake and Lácar Lake in Argentina. The lake is drained by Fui River. Pirihueico Lake is used as a waterway due to its elonged shape. It is used mostly by vehicles traveling to or from Argentina by the nearby Huahum Pass. For that reason there is a ferry operating between Puerto Fuy and Puerto Pirihueico in the western respectively eastern extreme of the lake.

Map of Pirihueico Lake, Los R%C3%ADos Region, Chile

References

Pirihueico Lake Wikipedia


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