Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha is located in Peru
Yanaqucha
Yanaqucha
LocationPeru
Pasco Region
Coordinates11°06′53.9″S 76°17′59.3″W / 11.114972°S 76.299806°W / -11.114972; -76.299806[1]
Surface elevation4,471 m (14,669 ft)
Yanaqucha - Pallqan Dam
Yanaqucha (Huayllay) is located in Peru
Yanaqucha (Huayllay)
Location of Yanaqucha - Pallqan Dam in Peru
Dam and spillways
Height4.6 m (15 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)Electroperu

Yanaqucha (Quechua yana black, very dark, qucha lake,[2] "black lake", hispanicized spelling Yanacocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,471 metres (14,669 ft). Yanaqucha lies between Waskaqucha in the west and Lake Junin in the east. The lake belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.[4]

In 2000 the 4.6 m (15 ft) high Yanaqucha-Pallqan dam was erected at the southeastern end of the lake at 11°07′20″S 76°17′19″W / 11.12222°S 76.28861°W / -11.12222; -76.28861, northwest of the village of Pallqan (Palcan). The dam is operated by Electroperu.[4]

References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Laguna Yanacocha", retrieved on January 18, 2014
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region) (unnamed)
  4. 1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
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