Lake Ichiccocha | |
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Location | Peru Ancash Region |
Coordinates | 8°56′14.6″S 77°40′42″W / 8.937389°S 77.67833°W |
Lake type | landslide lake |
Primary inflows | Santa Cruz Creek |
Primary outflows | Santa Cruz Creek |
Lake Ichiccocha[1] (possibly from Ancash Quechua ichik small, little, few,[2] Quechua qucha lake, "little lake") or Lake Chica[3][4] is a lake in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru located in Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Santa Cruz District.[4] It lies within Santa Cruz Creek, between the mountains Pomabamba to the north and Caraz to the south, southwest of the larger lake Jatuncocha.[1][3]
Santa Cruz Creek (a right tributary of the Santa River) flows through the lake.[1]