Calafquén Lake

Calafquén Lake

Coordinates	39°31′12″S 72°08′50″W / 39.52000°S 72.14722°W / -39.52000; -72.14722Coordinates: 39°31′12″S 72°08′50″W / 39.52000°S 72.14722°W / -39.52000; -72.14722
Type	Glacial, moraine-damed
Primary inflows	Llancahue River
Primary outflows	Pullinque River
Basin countries	Chile

Max. length	25 km
Max. width	7.7 km
Surface area	120.6 km²
Max. depth	207 m
Surface elevation	209 m

Settlements	Coñaripe, Calafquén, Licán Ray

Calafquén Lake (Mapudungun: Lake like a sea) is a lake of Chile, which straddles the border between the La Araucanía Region and Los Ríos Region. It is one of the Seven Lakes and forms part of the drainage basin of the Valdivia River.

The Villarrica Volcano is situated in the vicinity, north of the lake.

References

Hydrography of La Araucanía Region

Rivers	Allipén Bío-Bío Cautín Cholchol Cruces Imperial Malleco Muco Quepe Reigolil Toltén Trancura Trufultruful

Waterfalls	Ojos del Caburgua Salto la China Salto el Puma Salto el Leon Salto Palguin

Lakes	Budi Caburgua Calafquén Colico Conguillío Galletué Huilipilún Icalma Tinquilco Villarrica

Hydrography of Los Ríos Region

Rivers	Bueno Calcurrupe Calle-Calle Cau-Cau Caunahue Chaihuín Collileufu Colún Cruces Cuacua Cutipay Enco Fui Futa Guanehue Hueinahue Huahum Iñaque Llanquihue Lingue Liquiñe Llancahue Malihue Naguilán Neltume Nilahue Pillanleufú Pilmaiquén Pullinque San Pedro Tornagaleones Valdivia

Waterfalls	Huilo-Huilo Nilahue

Lakes	Calafquén Gris Colún Huishue Maihue Neltume Panguipulli Pellaifa Pirihueico Pullinque Puyehue Ranco Riñihue Seven Lakes

Glaciers	Choshuenco Mocho Pichillancahue-Turbio

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