Ñawinqucha (Jauja)

Ñawinqucha
Location Peru
Junín Region, Jauja Province
Coordinates 11°52′03″S 75°53′04″W / 11.86750°S 75.88444°W / -11.86750; -75.88444Coordinates: 11°52′03″S 75°53′04″W / 11.86750°S 75.88444°W / -11.86750; -75.88444
Ñawinqucha Dam
Location of Ñawinqucha Dam in Peru
Country Peru
Dam and spillways
Height 4 m (13 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s) Electroperu

Ñawinqucha (Quechua ñawi button hole / eye, -n a suffix, qucha lake,[1] hispanicized spelling Nahuincocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District, northeast of the Paryaqaqa mountain range.[2] The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[3]

In 1995 the 4 m (13 ft) high Ñawinqucha dam was erected at the eastern end of the lake at 11°52′02″S 75°52′46″W / 11.86722°S 75.87944°W / -11.86722; -75.87944. The dam is operated by Electroperu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja Province (Junín Region) (unnamed)
  3. 1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
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