Lake Choclococha

Choclococha (possibly from Quechua chuqllu corncob, qucha lake,^[1] "corncob lake") is a large lake in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. It is situated in the Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Choclococha lies east of a lake named Orcococha and north of Caracocha.^[2]

Choclococha
Choclococha
Location	Huancavelica Region
Coordinates	13°10′0″S 75°4′0″W / 13.16667°S 75.06667°W / -13.16667; -75.06667Coordinates: 13°10′0″S 75°4′0″W / 13.16667°S 75.06667°W / -13.16667; -75.06667
Basin countries	Peru
Surface elevation	4,521 m (14,833 ft)

Choclococha
Location of Choclococha in Peru
Country	Peru
Dam and spillways
Height	12 m (39 ft)
Length	280 m (920 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	17,000,000 m^3 (14,000 acre⋅ft)

The Choclococha dam was completed in 1960. It is 280 m (920 ft) long and 12 m (13 yd) tall. The reservoir has a volume of 66,000 m³ (54 acre⋅ft) and a capacity of 17,000,000 m³ (14,000 acre⋅ft).^[3]

See also

• List of lakes in Peru

References

1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
3. Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru

• INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26

External links

• Flickr image