Huechulafquen Lake

Huechulafquen Lake
Location of the lake in Argentina.
Location of the lake in Argentina.
Huechulafquen Lake
LocationHuiliches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates39°46′12″S 71°22′48″W / 39.77000°S 71.38000°W / -39.77000; -71.38000
Typeglacial
Primary outflowsChimehuin River
Basin countriesArgentina
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area78.2 square kilometres (19,300 acres)
Average depth142 metres (466 ft)
Water volume11.1 cubic kilometres (9,000,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time4.96 years
Surface elevation875 metres (2,871 ft)
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Huechulafquen Lake (Spanish pronunciation: [wetʃuˈlafken]) is a lake in Neuquén Province, Patagonian Argentina. This glacial lake is located in the Andean mountains in Lanín National Park some 25 kilometres from Junín de los Andes and 60 kilometres from San Martín de los Andes. It is one of Argentina's largest Andean lakes and is fed by glaciers and meltwater streams and lakes.