Mascardi Lake

Mascardi Lake
Location	Bariloche Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates	41°20′54″S 71°33′49″W / 41.34833°S 71.56361°W / -41.34833; -71.56361Coordinates: 41°20′54″S 71°33′49″W / 41.34833°S 71.56361°W / -41.34833; -71.56361
Primary outflows	Manso River
Basin countries	Argentina
Surface area	39.2 m2 (422 sq ft)
Max. depth	218 m (715 ft)
Surface elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Settlements	Villa Mascardi

Mascardi Lake (Spanish: "Lago Mascardi", Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaɣo masˈkarði]) is a lake in the lake region of northern Patagonia in Río Negro Province in Argentina. It is within the Nahuel Huapi National Park. The lake depression consists of several glacial valleys carved out along faults and Miocene valleys that were later dammed by moraines. The lake is named after Nicolás Mascardi, a 17th-century Jesuit who missioned in the area.

Lake Mascardi shore, close to Chilco stream

The organisms living in/around the lake are river otters , deer , foxes , cougars , and guanacos and the birds that fly around there are ducks , geese , swans , Austral parakeets , cormants and Andean condors.