Lake Agnococha (possibly from

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''aknu'' beautiful, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in

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located in the

Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...

, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District. It is situated at a height of approximately , about 3.54 km long and 1.80 km at its widest point. Agnococha lies north of a larger lake named Orcococha. The Agnococha dam was erected in 1957. It is long and high. The

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has a volume of and a capacity of .

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