Lake Lancaster Abajo Explained

Lake Lancaster Abajo
Type:	lake
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	10.0127°N -83.5964°W
Area:	0.05km2
Max-Depth:	16.9m (55.4feet)
Elevation:	330m (1,080feet)

Lake Lancaster Abajo (Spanish; Castilian: Laguna Lancaster Abajo), together with Lake Lancaster Arriba are part of two lakes in the Limón province of Costa Rica, collectively referred as the Lancaster Lakes.^[1]

Location

The Lancaster lakes are located in a private property next to Reventazón River, and 7.35 kilometers SW of the Reventazón Dam. Lancaster Abajo is located at 100 m lower elevation and to the south of Lancaster Arriba.^[2]

Physical aspects

Lake Lancaster Abajo is of landslide origin, it possesses cool stream water inputs and is probably stratified through the year due to its relative depth.

Conservation area

The Bonilla-Bonillita Lacustrine Wetland created in 1994 is composed by this lake and Lake Lancaster Arriba, Lake Bonilla and Lake Bonillita and their surrounding areas.^[3]

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 .
2. Web site: Lagunas Lancaster (Sin nombre oficial) . 13 April 2020.
3. Web site: Decreto Ejecutivo: 23004 - Declara Humedal Lacustrino Bonilla Bonillita y Lancaster de Turrialba Cartago .