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 |
| 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[edit]
- ^ mapcarta.com "Laguna Ccaraccocha", retrieved on February 11, 2014
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
- ^ Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru
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