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Cucao and Huillicno Lake Lago Cucao y Huillinco
View of Cucao Lake
Cucao and Huillicno Lake Lago Cucao y Huillinco
Coordinates	42°38′20.40″S 74°3′59.08″W / 42.6390000°S 74.0664111°W / -42.6390000; -74.0664111
Primary outflows	Cucao River, also called Desaguadero River
Catchment area	32.3 km (12.5 sq mi) (Cucao)
Basin countries	Chile
Max. length	7.9 km (4.9 mi) (Cucao)
Max. width	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) (Cucao)
Min. width	0.7 m (2 ft 4 in) (Cucao)
Surface area	43.8 km (16.9 sq mi) (Cucao)
Average depth	25 m (82 ft) (Cucao)
Max. depth	12 km (7.5 mi) (Cucao)
Water volume	0.127 km (0.030 cu mi) (Cucao)
Shore length	22.9 km (14.2 mi) (Cucao)
Surface elevation	10 m (33 ft)
References
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Cucao and Huillinco are two lakes in central Chiloé Island, Chile, linked by a strait forming one hydrologic lake. The two lakes are oriented in west-east fashion cutting off the Chilean Coast Range in Chiloé Island into two ranges; Piuchén to north and Pirulil to the south. The outlet of the lakes, Desaguadero or Cucao River lies at the western end of Cucao Lake, and flows into the Pacific. To the west Cucao is separated from the open ocean by an ancient dune field and pastures which are crossed by Desaguadero River. The bottom of both lakes is saline.

References

1. ^ Villalobos, L., Parra, O., Grandjean, M., Jaque, E., Woelfl, S., Campos, H. (2003). A study of the river basins and limnology of five humic lakes on Chiloé Island. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 76 (4), 563–590.
2. Kempf, Philipp; Moernaut, Jasper; Van Daele, Maarten; Pino, Mario; Urrutia, Roberto; De Batist, Marc (2022). Knight, Jasper (ed.). "Paleotsunami record of the past 4300 years in the complex coastal lake system of Lake Cucao, Chiloé Island, south central Chile". Sedimentary Geology. 401 (15).

v t e Chiloé Archipelago
Main islands	Butachauques Caucahue Chiloé Coldita Desertores Guafo Laitec Lemuy Quinchao San Pedro Tranqui
Water bodies	Gulf of Ancud Estero de Castro Caulín Bay Chacao Channel Sea of Chiloé Gulf of Corcovado Dalcahue Channel Caleta Zorra
Cities and towns	Ancud Castro Chacao Chonchi Curaco de Vélez Dalcahue Puqueldón Queilén Quellón Quemchi Quinchao
History	Colonial alerce logging and trade Governorate of Chiloé Intendancy of Chiloé Circular Mission 1643 Dutch attacks Antonio de Vea expedition Huilliche uprising of 1712 Caicumeo Battle of Agüi Battle of Mocopulli Chiloé railway Red tide crisis
Culture	Clothing Chilote cap Chilote poncho Architecture and art Churches of Chiloé Chilote School of Religious Imagery Colonial fortifications Palafito Cuisine Chapalele Chicha de manzana Curanto Licor de oro Lloco Murtado Mate Milcao Potatoes of Chiloé Mythology Basilisco Chilote Caballo marino chilote Coi Coi-Vilu Caleuche Camahueto Carbunco Imbunche Pincoy Pincoya Peuchen Sirena chilota Trauco Trentren Vilu
1: These islands are not part of Chiloé Province

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