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Choclococha
Choclococha is located in PeruChoclocochaChoclococha
LocationHuancavelica Region
Coordinates13°10′0″S 75°4′0″W / 13.16667°S 75.06667°W / -13.16667; -75.06667
Basin countriesPeru
Surface elevation4,521 m (14,833 ft)
Dam
Choclococha
Lake Choclococha is located in PeruLake ChoclocochaLocation of Choclococha in Peru
CountryPeru
Dam and spillways
Height12 m (39 ft)
Length280 m (920 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity17,000,000 m (14,000 acre⋅ft)

Choclococha (possibly from Quechua chuqllu corncob, qucha lake, "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.

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 m (54 acre⋅ft) and a capacity of 17,000,000 m (14,000 acre⋅ft).

See also

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  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

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