Quylluqucha

For the lake in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Quyllurqucha (Ancash). For the lake in the Lima Region, Peru, see Quyllurqucha (Lima).
Quylluqucha
Quyllurqucha
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 12°35′23″S 75°33′14″W / 12.58972°S 75.55389°W / -12.58972; -75.55389Coordinates: 12°35′23″S 75°33′14″W / 12.58972°S 75.55389°W / -12.58972; -75.55389
Max. length 4.15 km (2.58 mi)
Max. width 1.45 km (0.90 mi)
Surface elevation 4,683 m (15,364 ft)
Quyllurqucha Dam
Dam and spillways
Height 5.5 m (18 ft)
Power station
Operator(s) Electroperu

Quylluqucha (Quechua quyllu impeccable white; generic name for a kind of potatoes, qucha lake,[1][2] hispanicized spelling Coyllococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Chongos Alto District.[3][4] It is situated at a height of approximately 4,683 metres (15,364 ft), about 4.15 km long and 1.45 km at its widest point. Quylluqucha lies southwest of Yuraqqucha and Wich'iqucha. It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[5]

The lake is sometimes also named Quyllurqucha (Quechua quyllur star, "star lake", hispanicized Coyllorcocha). This name correlates with the name of mountain at the western end of the lake whose name is Quyllur (Coyllor).[4]

In 1999 the Quyllurqucha dam (Coyllorcocha) was erected at the northeastern end of the lake at 12°34′49.6″S 75°32′22.6″W / 12.580444°S 75.539611°W / -12.580444; -75.539611. It is 5.5 m (18 ft) high. It is operated by Electroperu.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Ficha tecnologías campesinas, Revalorización del saber local, Sistemas locales de clasificación de papas nativas en el microcentro de diversidad del norte de Potosí-Oruro
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Laguna Coyllococha"
  4. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region) showing "Lago Coyllococha"
  5. 1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
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