Lake Rapel

Lake Rapel

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image_lake = Lago Rapel.jpg
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type = reservoir
inflow = Cachapoal River
Tinguiririca River
outflow = Rapel River
catchment =
basin_countries = Chile
length =
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area = 80 km²
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elevation = 110 m
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Lake Rapel (Spanish: "Lago Rapel" or "Embalse Rapel") is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Rapel River. It is located in the O'Higgins Region, Central Chile.

The reservoir was created with the aim of feeding the Rapel Hydroelectric Plant.


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