Lake Caracocha

Caracocha Dam
Location of Caracocha Dam in Peru
Country Peru
Location Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Coordinates 13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°W / -13.363667; -75.090361Coordinates: 13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°W / -13.363667; -75.090361
Dam and spillways
Height 13 m (43 ft)
Length 635 m (2,083 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Lake Caracocha
Total capacity 40,000,000 m3 (32,000 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation 4,528 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

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Ccaraccocha", retrieved on February 11, 2014
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  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
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