Lake Pehoé Explained

Lake Pehoé
Location:Magallanes Region
Coords:-51.1°N -77°W
Pushpin Map:Chile
Inflow:Paine River
Outflow:Paine River
Basin Countries:Chile
Area:22km2
Reference:[1] [2]

Lake Pehoé (pronounced as /es/) is a surface water body located in Torres del Paine National Park, in the Magallanes Region of southern Chile. The lake is fed mainly by Paine River through the Nordenskjöld Lake, but it also receives the water from the outlet of Skottsberg Lake.[2]

The water of Paine River feeding the Pehoé Lake have emerged from the Salto Grande waterfall. In this upper reach of the Pehoe Lake watershed there are numerous flora and fauna, including grazing wild guanaco.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GNS: Country Files . 2007-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504031911/http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html . 2012-05-04 .
  2. Web site: Cuenca del río Serrano . Spanish . sinia.cl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070607014607/http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Serrano.pdf . 2007-06-07 .
  3. Web site: Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) - photo/Images/Information - GlobalTwitcher.com . 2010-12-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110304004355/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=42654 . 2011-03-04 .