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Lake Caracocha

Coordinates: 13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°W / -13.363667; -75.090361
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Caracocha Dam
Lake Caracocha is located in Peru
Lake Caracocha
Location of Caracocha Dam in Peru
CountryPeru
LocationHuancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Coordinates13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°W / -13.363667; -75.090361
Dam and spillways
Height13 m (43 ft)
Length635 m (2,083 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Caracocha
Total capacity40,000,000 m3 (32,000 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation4,528 m (14,856 ft)[1]
Power Station
Operator(s)INADE

Lake Caracocha or Lake Ccaraccocha (both possibly from Quechua q'ara naked, bald, unpopulated, qucha lake)[2][3] is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District.[4] 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).[5]

References

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  1. ^ mapcarta.com "Laguna Ccaraccocha", retrieved on February 11, 2014
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
  5. ^ Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru