Nahuel Huapi Lake

Nahuel Huapi Lake
Location of the lake in Argentina.
Location of the lake in Argentina.
Nahuel Huapi Lake
LocationLos Lagos Department, Neuquén Province / Bariloche Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates41°05′25″S 71°20′08″W / 41.09028°S 71.33556°W / -41.09028; -71.33556
TypeGlacial lake
Primary inflowsHuemul river
Correntoso river
Bonito river
Machete river
Primary outflowsLimay River
Catchment area3,989 km2 (1,540 sq mi)
Basin countriesArgentina
Max. length76 km (47 mi)
Max. width10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Surface area530 km2 (205 sq mi)
Average depth157 m (515 ft)
Max. depth464 m (1,522 ft) deeper places might exist
Water volume83.35 km3 (20.00 cu mi)
Shore length1357 km (222 mi)
Surface elevation2,523 ft (769 m)
Frozennever
IslandsIsla Victoria [es]
Isla Huemul
SettlementsSan Carlos de Bariloche
Villa La Angostura
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Nahuel Huapi Lake (Spanish: Lago Nahuel Huapi) is an Andean lake in the lake region of northern Patagonia between the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén, in Argentina. The lake has a northwest-southeast elongated shape and complex geography with several branches, peninsulas and islands. The city of Bariloche is on the southern shore of the lake and the town of Villa La Angostura lies on its northwestern shores. The lake is wholly inside Nahuel Huapi National Park. It is one of the largest lakes in northern Patagonia. It is drained by Limay River and it is part of the watershed of Negro River which discharges into the South Atlantic.

Additionally, the northwest shore of the lake is the site of an isolated house sometimes alleged to have been occupied by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler following his purported escape from Berlin in April 1945.