| Colico Lake | |
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  Colico Lake | |
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| Location | Cautín Province |
| Coordinates | 39°05′08″S71°58′22″W / 39.08556°S 71.97278°W /-39.08556; -71.97278 |
| Primary inflows | Trafampulli River |
| Primary outflows | Colico River |
| Catchment area | 432 km2 (167 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Surface area | 54.96 km2 (21.22 sq mi)[2] |
| Average depth | ~ 173 m (568 ft)[3] |
| Max. depth | 374 m (1,227 ft)[4] |
| Water volume | 9.5 km3 (2.3 cu mi)[5] |
| Shore length1 | 52.3 km (32.5 mi)[6] |
| Surface elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft)[7] |
| Settlements | Puerto Puma |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Colico Lake is located in theLa Araucanía Region ofChile. The neighboringCaburgua Lake lies to the east of the lake and theVillarrica Lake to the south. The lake is the second deepest entirely within chilean borders (next toGrey Lake).Colico Lake is the deepestnon-cryptodepression in Chile.
Species of fish in the lake includeRainbow trout andpejerrey.[8] Nearby flora includes trees such ascoigue andoak, and shrubs such asChilean firebush,hummingbird fuchsia, andquila.[9]
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