Peñuelas Lake Explained

Peñuelas Lake
Coords:-33.15°N -103°W[1]
Type:Reservoir
Pushpin Map:Chile
Basin Countries:Chile
Volume:0.025km3[2]

Peñuelas Lake is a reservoir in Valparaíso Region, Chile. It supplies drinking water, together with another lake called Los Aromos, to Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. The reservoir and the surrounding area are protected within Lago Peñuelas National Reserve, which is part of La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve.

At the end of March 2022, the lake dried up due to a drought lasting since 2010.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NGA: GNS; Names Files of Selected Countries . 2005-08-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050812023000/http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html . 2005-08-12 .
  2. Book: Errázuriz, Ana María . 1998 . Manual de Geografía de Chile.
  3. Web site: 2022-03-30 . Before and after shots reveal massive lake in Chile has dried up . 2022-04-02 . The Independent . en.