Lake Pehoé

Lake located in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile

51°06′S 73°04′W / 51.100°S 73.067°W / -51.100; -73.067^[1]Primary inflowsPaine RiverPrimary outflowsPaine RiverBasin countriesChileSurface area22 km² (8.5 sq mi)^[2]References^[1]^[2]

Lake Pehoé (Spanish pronunciation: [peoˈe]) is a surface water body located in Torres del Paine National Park, in the Magallanes Region of southern Chile. The lake is fed mainly by Paine River through the Nordenskjöld Lake, but it also receives the water from the outlet of Skottsberg Lake.^[2]

The water of Paine River feeding the Pehoé Lake have emerged from the Salto Grande waterfall. In this upper reach of the Pehoe Lake watershed there are numerous flora and fauna, including grazing wild guanaco.^[3]

Gallery

Pehoé Lake, in the Torres del Paine National Park
Lake Pehoé sunrise
Cuernos del Paine from Lake Pehoé

References

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^ ^a ^b "GNS: Country Files". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cuenca del río Serrano" (PDF) (in Spanish). sinia.cl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-07.
^ "Guanaco (Lama guanicoe ) - photo/Images/Information - GlobalTwitcher.com". Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-27.