Puyehue Lake

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Puyehue Lake
Puyehue Lake - Lago Puyehue
Lago Puyehue
Coordinates 40°41′01″S, 72°27′46″WCoordinates: 40°41′01″S, 72°27′46″W
Primary inflows Golgol River
Primary outflows Pilmaiquén River
Basin countries Chile
Surface area 157 km²[1]
Max. depth 135 m[1]
Surface elevation 212 m[1]
Settlements Entre Lagos

Puyehue Lake (Mapudungun: puye, small fish and hue, place) is located in the border of Los Lagos Region with Los Ríos Region of Chile.

In 2001-2002, several sediment cores were taken in Lake Puyehue. The scientific results have been published in several journals (QR 2005 [1], JOPL 2008 [2])

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