Aluminé Lake
Aluminé Lake (Spanish: Lago Aluminé) is a large and deep lake located in the Andes in the western part of Neuquén Province, Argentina, near the border with Chile. Aluminé Lake is fed by the outflow of Lake Moquehue and is the source of the Aluminé River whose waters ultimately reach the Atlantic Ocean. The tourist town of Villa Pehuenia is on the northern shore of the lake.
| Aluminé Lake | |
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| Lago Aluminé | |
Aluminé Lake in winter and a monkey puzzle tree. | |
Aluminé Lake | |
| Location | Aluminé Department, Neuquén Province |
| Coordinates | 38°55′S 71°08′W |
| Type | oligotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Lake Moquehue |
| Primary outflows | Aluminé River |
| Basin countries | Argentina |
| Max. length | 19 kilometres (12 mi) |
| Max. width | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 57 square kilometres (14,000 acres) |
| Average depth | 69.4 m (228 ft) |
| Max. depth | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Water volume | 3.956 cubic kilometres (3,207,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Shore length1 | 54.5 km (33.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1,125 m (3,691 ft) |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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