Conguillío Lake is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

located in the

La Araucanía Region LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

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 ...

, within the

Conguillío National Park Conguillío National Park is located in the Andes, in the provinces of Cautín and Malleco, in the Araucanía Region of Chile also known as Region IX. Its name derives from the Mapuche word for "water with Araucaria seeds". Among the att ...

. The lake was formed by the damming of the

Trufultruful River Trufultruful River (also spelled Truful-Truful) is a river located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile. It flows south a few kilometres from its source, the ''Laguna Verde'', to join the ''Zahuelhue River'', forming the Allipén River at Melipeuc ...

caused by a lava flow from the

Llaima The Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km East of Temuco and 663 km South of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park. Geography The top of Llaima consists of tw ...

volcano.

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Lakes of Chile Lakes of Araucanía Region {{Araucanía-geo-stub