Colico Lake

Colico Lake
Colico Lake
Location	Cautín Province
Coordinates	39°05′08″S 71°58′22″W / 39.08556°S 71.97278°W / -39.08556; -71.97278
Primary inflows	Trafampulli River
Primary outflows	Colico River
Catchment area	432 km2 (167 sq mi)[1]
Basin countries	Chile
Surface area	54.96 km2 (21.22 sq mi)[2]
Average depth	~ 173 m (568 ft)[3]
Max. depth	374 m (1,227 ft)[4]
Water volume	9.5 km3 (2.3 cu mi)[5]
Shore length1	52.3 km (32.5 mi)[6]
Surface elevation	473 m (1,552 ft)[7]
Settlements	Puerto Puma
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Colico Lake is located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile. The neighboring Caburgua Lake lies to the east of the lake and the Villarrica Lake to the south. The lake is the second deepest entirely within chilean borders (next to Grey Lake). Colico Lake is the deepest non-cryptodepression in Chile.

Species of fish in the lake include Rainbow trout and pejerrey.^[8] Nearby flora includes trees such as coigue and oak, and shrubs such as Chilean firebush, hummingbird fuchsia, and quila.^[9]