Q'araqucha
| Q'araqucha | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Peru Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province |
| Coordinates | 13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°WCoordinates: 13°21′49.2″S 75°05′25.3″W / 13.363667°S 75.090361°W |
| Surface elevation | 4,528 m (14,856 ft)[1] |
| Q'araqucha Dam | |
|---|---|
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Length | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 40,000,000 m3 (32,000 acre·ft) |
| Power station | |
| Operator(s) | INADE |
Q'araqucha (Quechua q'ara naked, bald, unpopulated, qucha lake,[2][3] "bare lake", hispanicized spellings Caracocha, Caraccocha, Ccaraccocha, Ccaracocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District.[4] It is situated at a height of about 4,528 metres (14,856 ft). Q'araqucha lies south of the lakes named Chuqlluqucha and Urququcha.
The Q'araqucha dam was erected in 2000. It is 635 m (2,083 ft) long and 13 m (14 yd) tall. It is operated by INADE. The reservoir has a capacity of 40,000,000 m3 (32,000 acre·ft).[5]
References
- ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Ccaraccocha", retrieved on February 11, 2014
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
- ↑ Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru
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