Chuqlluqucha
| Chuqlluqucha | |
|---|---|
| Location | Huancavelica Region |
| Coordinates | 13°10′0″S 75°4′0″W / 13.16667°S 75.06667°WCoordinates: 13°10′0″S 75°4′0″W / 13.16667°S 75.06667°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Surface elevation | 4,521 m (14,833 ft) |
| Chuqlluqucha Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Length | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 17,000,000 m3 (14,000 acre·ft) |
Chuqlluqucha (Quechua chuqllu corncob, qucha lake,[1] "corncob lake", hispanicized spelling Choclococha) is a large lake in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is situated in the Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Chuqlluqucha lies east of a lake named Urququcha and north of Q'araqucha.[2]
The Chuqlluqucha dam was completed in 1960. It is 280 m (920 ft) long and 12 m (13 yd) tall. The reservoir has a volume of 66,000 m3 (54 acre·ft) and a capacity of 17,000,000 m3 (14,000 acre·ft).[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
- ↑ Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru
- INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26
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