List of lakes in Chile

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This is a list of lakes in Chile. There are lakes are of varying types and origins but the majority of the lakes (specially in the south) are glacial in origin. A lakes location is identified by the natural region. The watershed or catchment area is the geographical are of land that drains into the lake.

Contents 1 Largest lakes by area 2 Lakes by natural region 2.1 Lakes in Norte Grande 2.2 Lakes in Norte Chico 2.3 Lakes in Zona Central 2.4 Lakes in Zona Sur 2.5 Lakes in Zona Austral 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Largest lakes by area

Note: The lakes are ordered by the area within Chile. Viedma Lake is not included.

Lakes with an area of more than 100 km²

Rank	Name	Area
1	General Carrera Lake	970 km² of the lakes total 1,850 km² are in Chile
2	Llanquihue Lake	860 km²
3	O'Higgins Lake	529 km² of the lakes total 1,058 km² are in Chile
4	Ranco Lake	442 km²
5	Presidente Ríos Lake	352 km²
	Greve Lake	240 km²
	Rupanco Lake	223 km²
	Del Toro Lake	202 km²
	Todos los Santos Lake	178.5 km²
	Villarrica Lake	176 km²
	Cochrane Lake	175.25 km² of the lakes total 271 km² are in Chile
	Puyehue Lake	156 km²
	Laguna del Laja	128.1 km²
	San Rafael Lagoon	123 km²
	Calafquén Lake	120.6 km²
	Panguipulli Lake	116 km²
	Yelcho Lake	110 km²

[edit] Lakes by natural region

[edit] Lakes in Norte Grande

• Chungará Lake
• Cotacota Lagoons
• Laguna de Cotacotani
• Laguna Lejía
• Quantija Lagoon
• Miscanti Lagoon

[edit] Lakes in Norte Chico

• Conchucha Lagoon
• Embalse Corrales (man-made)
• Laguna Verde
• Tranque Puclaro (man-made)

[edit] Lakes in Zona Central

• Colbún Lake (man-made)
• Laguna del Laja
• Laguna Verde
• Rapel Lake (man-made)

[edit] Lakes in Zona Sur

• Budi Lake
• Caburgua Lake
• Calafquén Lake
• Chapo Lake
• Colico Lake
• Conguillio Lake
• Constancia Lake
• del Las Rocas Lake
• Galletué Lake
• Gris Lake
• Huilipilún Lake
• Huishué Lake
• Icalma Lake
• Lanalhue Lake
• Llanquihue Lake
• Lleulleu Lake
• Maihue Lake
• Neltume Lake
• Laguna Verde
• Panguipulli Lake
• Pellaifa Lake
• Pirihueico Lake
• Pullinque Lake
• Puyehue Lake
• Riñihue Lake
• Ranco Lake
• Rupanco Lake
• Tagua Tagua Lake
• Tinquilco Lake
• Todos los Santos Lake
• Villarrica Lake

[edit] Lakes in Zona Austral

• Azul Lake
• Blanco Lake
• Chaiguata Lake
• Caro Lake
• Chico Lake
• Cochrane Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Copa Lake
• Cucao Lake
• Del Toro Lake
• Dickson Lake
• El Parrillar Lake
• Espolón Lake
• Fagnano Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Geike Lake
• General Carrera Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Greve Lake
• Grey Lake
• La Paloma Lake
• Laguna Blanca
• Laguna Abascal
• Laguna San Rafael
• Laguna Verde
• Navarino Lake
• Nordenskiöld Lake
• O'Higgins Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Palena Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Pehoe Lake
• Pilushejan Lake
• Pingo Lake
• Presidente Rios Lake
• Reñihue Lake
• Roosevelt Lake
• Sarmiento Lake
• Viedma Lake (undefined border near the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina)
• Windhond Lake
• Yelcho Lake
• Yulton Lake

[edit] See also

• List of lakes
• List of lakes in Argentina
• List of rivers in Chile
• List of volcanoes in Chile

[edit] External links

• PatagoniaChile - Hidrografía de Aysén

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