Lake Pehoé () is a surface water body located in
Torres del Paine National Park
Torres del Paine National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine) is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a tr ...
, in the
Magallanes Region
The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...
of southern
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. The lake is fed mainly by
Paine River
Paine River (''Río Paine'') is a river located in the Magallanes Region of Chile. The river rises from its source in Dickson Lake and flows east for nine kilometres (km) to Paine Lake. After flowing through the lake, the river runs for 15 ...
through the
Nordenskjöld Lake, but it also receives the waters of the outlet of ''
Skottsberg Lake''.
Paine River waters feeding the Pehoé Lake have emerged from the
Salto Grande waterfall. In this upper reach of the Pehoe Lake watershed there are numerous flora and fauna, including grazing wild
guanaco
The guanaco (; ''Lama guanicoe'') is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids, the other being the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
Etymology
The guanaco ...
.
Gallery
File:Parque nacional Torres de Paine.svg, Pehoé Lake, in the Torres del Paine National Park
Torres del Paine National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine) is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in a tr ...
File:091213 torres del paine sumrise 5120 (4180627213).jpg, Lake Pehoé sunrise
File:Cuernos del Paine from Lake Pehoé.jpg, Cuernos del Paine from Lake Pehoé
References
Lakes of Chile
Lakes of Magallanes Region
Torres del Paine National Park
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