Pirihueico Lake

39°55′48″S 71°47′25″W / 39.93000°S 71.79028°W / -39.93000; -71.79028TypeGlacialPrimary inflowsHuahum RiverPrimary outflowsFui RiverBasin countriesChile, ArgentinaSurface area40 km² (15 sq mi)^[1]SettlementsPuerto Fuy, Puerto Pirihueico

Pirihueico Lake (Spanish: Lago Pirihueico, Spanish pronunciation: [piɾiˈwejko] Pronounced: /ˌpɪəriˈweɪkoʊ/ PEER-ee-WAY-koh) is one of Seven Lakes in Panguipulli Commune, southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed mountains of the Andes. It is located in a geological fault that includes Panguipulli Lake and Lácar Lake in Argentina. The lake is drained by Fui River. Pirihueico Lake is used as a waterway due to its elonged shape. It is used mostly by vehicles traveling to or from Argentina by the nearby Huahum Pass. For that reason there is a ferry operating between Puerto Fuy and Puerto Pirihueico in the western respectively eastern extreme of the lake.

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External links

• Media related to Pirihueico Lake at Wikimedia Commons
• Satellital image of Panguipulle Lake