Lake Ichiccocha Explained

Lake Ichiccocha
Location:	Peru Ancash Region
Coords:	-8.9374°N -77.6783°W
Lake Type:	landslide lake
Inflow:	Santa Cruz Creek
Outflow:	Santa Cruz Creek
Pushpin Map:	Peru#South America

Lake Ichiccocha^[1] (possibly from Ancash Quechua ichik small, little, few,^[2] Quechua qucha lake, "little lake") or Lake Chica^[3] 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.

Santa Cruz Creek (a right tributary of the Santa River) flows through the lake.

Notes and References

1. Book: Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. 3-928777-57-2.
2. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English
3. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Corongo (18-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region) showing Ichikqucha labelled "Lago Chica"