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

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 {{MagellanAntarctic-geo-stub