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Pirihueico Lake Lago Pirihueico

Pirihueico Lake Lago Pirihueico
Location	Panguipulli Commune, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile
Coordinates	39°55′48″S 71°47′25″W / 39.93000°S 71.79028°W / -39.93000; -71.79028
Type	Glacial
Primary inflows	Huahum River
Primary outflows	Fui River
Basin countries	Chile, Argentina

Surface area	30.4 km² (11.7 sq mi)^[1]
Average depth	~ 62 m (203 ft)^[2]
Max. depth	145 m (476 ft)^[3]
Water volume	1.88 km³ (0.45 cu mi)^[4]
Surface elevation	586 m (1,923 ft)^[5]

Settlements	Puerto Fuy, Puerto Pirihueico

Pirihueico Lake (Spanish: Lago Pirihueico, Spanish pronunciation: [piɾiˈwejko] Pronounced: /ˌpɪəriˈweɪkoʊ/ PEER-ee-WAY-koh) is one of Seven Lakes in Panguipulli Commune, southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed mountains of the Andes. It is located in a geological fault that includes Panguipulli Lake and Lácar Lake in Argentina. The lake is drained by Fui River. Pirihueico Lake is used as a waterway due to its elonged shape. It is used mostly by vehicles traveling to or from Argentina by the nearby Huahum Pass. For that reason there is a ferry operating between Puerto Fuy and Puerto Pirihueico in the western respectively eastern extreme of the lake.

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