Lake Agnococha (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''aknu'' beautiful, ''qucha'' lake)
[ is a lake in ]Peru
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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 ]reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
has a volume of and a capacity of .[
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References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Huancavelica Region
Dams in Peru
Buildings and structures in Huancavelica Region
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