Panguipulli Lake Explained

Panguipulli Lake
Lago Panguipulli
Location:Panguipulli Commune, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile
Coords:-39.6942°N -72.2417°W
Type:Glacial, moraine-dammed, ribbon
Inflow:Llanquihue River, Pullinque River
Outflow:Enco River
Pushpin Map:Chile
Basin Countries:Chile
Length:29.78km (18.5miles)
Width:14.81km (09.2miles)
Area:116km2
Shore:around 105km (65miles)
Elevation:around 130m (430feet)
Islands:Gabriela Island
Cities:Panguipulli, Choshuenco

The Panguipulli Lake (; Spanish; Castilian: Lago Panguipulli) is one of the "Seven Lakes" in Panguipulli municipality, southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed by mountain ranges of the Andes, on all sides except the west, where the town of Panguipulli lies in the Chilean Central Valley. The lake is drained by the Enco River that flows south to Riñihue Lake.

Deposits near the lake originate in the middle to late Triassic ages.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Moreno . Teresa . Gibbons . Wes . The Geology of Chile . 2007 . Geological Society . 9781862392205 . 43 . 12 February 2024.