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Pumaqucha (Yauli)

Lake Pumacocha
Location Peru
Junín Region
Coordinates 11°44′21″S 76°06′48″W / 11.73917°S 76.11333°W / -11.73917; -76.11333Coordinates: 11°44′21″S 76°06′48″W / 11.73917°S 76.11333°W / -11.73917; -76.11333
Max. length 5.44 km (3.38 mi)
Max. width 0.95 km (0.59 mi)
Surface elevation 4,265 m (13,993 ft)
Pumacocha Dam
Country Peru
Dam and spillways
Height 24 m (79 ft)
Length 410 m (1,350 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 28,400,000 m3 (23,000 acre·ft)
Power Station
Operator(s) Centromín Perú

Pumacocha (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake,) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,265 m (13,993 ft), about 5.144 km long and 0.95 km at its widest point. Pumacocha lies northwest of a lake named Huallacocha (possibly from in Quechua Wallaqucha) and southwest of the town of Yauli.

The Pumacocha dam was completed in 1942. It is 410 m (1,350 ft) long and 24 m (26 yd) high. It is operated by Centromín Perú. The reservoir has a volume of 438,000 m3 (355 acre·ft) and a capacity of 28,400,000 m3 (23,000 acre·ft).


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