Yanaqucha (Huayllay)

This article is about the lake in the Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Yanaqucha (disambiguation).
Yanaqucha
Location Peru
Pasco Region
Coordinates 11°06′53.9″S 76°17′59.3″W / 11.114972°S 76.299806°W / -11.114972; -76.299806Coordinates: 11°06′53.9″S 76°17′59.3″W / 11.114972°S 76.299806°W / -11.114972; -76.299806[1]
Surface elevation 4,471 m (14,669 ft)
Yanaqucha - Pallqan Dam
Dam and spillways
Height 4.6 m (15 ft)
Power station
Operator(s) Electroperu

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,471 metres (14,669 ft). Yanaqucha lies between Waskaqucha in the west and Lake Junin in the east. The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[4]

In 2000 the 4.6 m (15 ft) high Yanaqucha-Pallqan dam was erected at the southeastern end of the lake at 11°07′20″S 76°17′19″W / 11.12222°S 76.28861°W / -11.12222; -76.28861, northwest of the village of Pallqan (Palcan). The dam is operated by Electroperu.[4]

References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Yanacocha", retrieved on January 18, 2014
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region) (unnamed)
  4. 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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