Del Toro Lake
| Del Toro Lake | |
|---|---|
 Serrano river source | |
| Location | Magallanes Region |
| Coordinates | 51°14′S 72°45′W / 51.233°S 72.750°W[1]Coordinates: 51°14′S 72°45′W / 51.233°S 72.750°W[1] |
| Primary inflows | Paine River, Río de las Chinas |
| Primary outflows | Serrano River |
| Basin countries | Chile/Argentina |
| Surface area | 202 km² [2] |
| Max. depth | ~300 m |
| Surface elevation | ~50 m |
| Islands | one, near the eastern end of the lake, near Estancia San Antonio |
| References | [1][2] |
Del Toro Lake (Spanish: Lago del Toro) is a lake located in the Magallanes Region, southern Chile. Also known as Lago del Toro or Lago Toro, its etymology comes from the lake's ability to generate 4 m swells due to a long (~30 km) fetch and high winds aligned with the long axis of the lake. Locals say that the lake and the nearby mountain Sierra del Toro is named thus because the lake 'is angry a lot'. Services on the lake include camping and fishing at Bahia el Bote.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html
- 1 2 "Cuenca del río Serrano" (PDF). sinia.cl.
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