Pirihueico Lake Explained

Pirihueico Lake
Lago Pirihueico
Pushpin Map:Chile
Location:Panguipulli Commune, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile
Coords:-39.93°N -71.7903°W
Type:Glacial
Inflow:Huahum River
Outflow:Fui River
Basin Countries:Chile, Argentina
Area:40km2[1]
Cities:Puerto Fuy, Puerto Pirihueico

Pirihueico Lake (Spanish; Castilian: Lago Pirihueico, pronounced as /es/) is one of Seven Lakes in Panguipulli Commune, southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed mountains of the Andes. It is located in a geological fault that includes Panguipulli Lake and Lácar Lake in Argentina. The lake is drained by Fui River. Pirihueico Lake is used as a waterway due to its elonged shape. It is used mostly by vehicles traveling to or from Argentina by the nearby Huahum Pass. For that reason there is a ferry operating between Puerto Fuy and Puerto Pirihueico in the western respectively eastern extreme of the lake.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Errázuriz, Ana María . 1998 . Manual de geografía de Chile.