Maihue Lake Explained

Maihue Lake
Location:Ranco Province
Coords:-40.2833°N -75°W
Inflow:Pillanleufú River, Hueinahue River
Outflow:Calcurrupe River
Catchment:1602km2[1]
Basin Countries:Chile
Width:6km (04miles)
Area:47.2km2[2]
Depth:~ 121m (397feet)[3]
Max-Depth:207m (679feet)[4]
Volume:5.7km3[5]
Elevation:90m (300feet)[6]
Cities:Chabranco
Pushpin Map:Chile
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Maihue Lake in Chile.
Reference:[7]

The Maihue Lake (es|Lago Maihue, pronounced as /es/, Mapudungun for Wooden glass) is a lake located east of Ranco Lake in the Andean mountains of southern Chile.[7] The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed by mountain ranges of the Andes, by all sides, and drains west to Ranco Lake.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.tandfonline.com/en/article/maihue-lake Maihue Lake
  2. https://www.tandfonline.com/en/article/maihue-lake Maihue Lake
  3. https://www.tandfonline.com/en/article/maihue-lake Maihue Lake
  4. https://www.tandfonline.com/en/article/maihue-lake Maihue Lake
  5. https://www.tandfonline.com/en/article/maihue-lake Maihue Lake
  6. https://www.tandfonline.com/en/article/maihue-lake Maihue Lake
  7. 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 .