Icalma Lake

Icalma Lake
Coordinates 38°48′S 71°17′W / 38.800°S 71.283°W / -38.800; -71.283Coordinates: 38°48′S 71°17′W / 38.800°S 71.283°W / -38.800; -71.283
Catchment area 150 km² [1]
Basin countries Chile
Surface area 9.8 km² [1]
Average depth 66 m [1]
Max. depth 135 m [1]
Surface elevation 1,150 [1]
References [1]

Icalma Lake is a lake located in the Andes of the La Araucanía Region of Chile, close to Icalma International Pass. It is connected to the Laguna Chica de Icalma by a short stream, covering both lakes a surface total of 11.7 km².[1] The lake drains northeastwards into the Biobío River by way of a 10-km-long river[1] named Rukanuco.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 El Sistema Fluvial Río Bío-Bío: Area de Aplicación del Modelo

Reconstruction of the Holocene seismotectonic activity of the Southern Andes from seismites recorded in Lago Icalma, Chile, 39°S <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.10.013>


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