Lake Caracocha

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Lake Caracocha or Lake Ccaraccocha (both possibly from Quechua q'ara naked, bald, unpopulated, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. It is situated at a height of about 4,528 metres (14, 856 ft). Caracocha lies south of the lakes named Choclococha and Orcococha. The Caracocha dam was erected in 2000. It is 635 m (2, 083 ft) long and 13 m (14 yd) tall. It is operated by INADE. The reservoir has a capacity of 40,000,000 m3 (32, 000 acre⋅ft).

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