Lake Choclococha
| Choclococha | |
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  Choclococha | |
| Location | Huancavelica Region |
| Coordinates | 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) |
| Choclococha | |
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 Location of Choclococha in Peru | |
| 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) |
Choclococha (possibly from Quechua chuqllu corncob, qucha lake,[1] "corncob lake") 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. Choclococha lies east of a lake named Orcococha and north of Caracocha.[2]
The Choclococha 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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ 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