Lácar Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lácar Lake
image_lake = LAGO LACAR.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Neuquén
coords = coord|40|11|S|71|32|W|type:waterbody_region:AR|display=inline,title
type = glacial lake
inflow =
outflow = Huahum River
catchment = 1,048 km²
basin_countries = Argentina
length =
width =
area = 55 km²
depth = 167 m
max-depth = 277 m
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 630 m
islands =
cities = San Martín de los AndesThe Lácar Lake ( _es. Lago Lácar) is a lake of glacial origin in the province|Neuquén|Argentina. It is enclosed in a mountain range of the Andes, at 630 m above mean sea level, approximately at coord|40|11|S|71|32|W|. The area around the lake is mostly uninhabited, except for the small city of San Martín de los Andes on its northeastern coast.

The lake has a surface area of 55 km² and a mean depth of 167 m, with a maximum of 277 m. Its catchment basin comprises 1,048 km². Unlike most of the Argentine lakes it drains toward the Pacific Ocean in Chile via Huahum River that flows through Huahum Pass in the Andes.

References

* [http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/sam/sam-07.html World Lakes Database]

Gallery:

Vernacular chapel in Santa Teresita island in Lake Lácar