Lake Bosque Alegre Explained

Lake Bosque Alegre
Type:	crater lake
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	10.2992°N -84.2187°W
Area:	0.006km2
Max-Depth:	4m (13feet)
Elevation:	740m (2,430feet)

Lake Bosque Alegre (Spanish; Castilian: Laguna Bosque Alegre, translates to Lake Happy Forest), is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica.^[1] It is part of a complex of lakes that also comprises Lake Hule and Lake Congo. The three lakes are part of the Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge.^[2]

Location

It is located in Los Ángeles Sur, of Río Cuarto canton, of Alajuela province. ^{[3] [4]}

Physical aspects

Lake Bosque Alegre is a maar lake located within a crater, sharing a geological depression with Lake Hule and Lake Congo. There is no secondary volcanic activity present. There is a low possibility of volcanic gas fumes. ^[5]

See also

• List of lakes in Costa Rica

Notes and References

1. Haberyan . Kurt A. . Horn . Sally P. . Umaña V. . Gerardo . Basic limnology of fifty-one lakes in Costa Rica . Revista de Biología Tropical . March 2003 . 51 . 1 . 107–122 . 15162686 . . 10.1.1.610.2378 .
2. Web site: Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge. Costa Rica National Parks. 14 April 2020.
3. Web site: Laguna Hule . 14 April 2020.
4. Web site: Alvarado . Laura . One Day Tour: Laguna de Hule and Laguna Congo at Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge . 14 April 2020.
5. Web site: Laguna Hule (Bosque Alegre) .