Pellegrini Lake

Infobox lake
lake_name = Pellegrini Lake
image_lake = ISS008-E-6023 Pellegrini Lake, Neuquén River.jpg
caption_lake = The lake (left) from space
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caption_bathymetry =
location = Río Negro, Patagonia
coords = coord|38|40|S|68|00|W|region:AR-R_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = artificial lake
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outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = Argentina
length =
width =
area = 112 km²
depth = 9.4 m
max-depth = 18 m
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 270 m
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cities = The Pellegrini Lake is an artificial lake located on the Argentine Patagonia, in the province of Río Negro, near the city of Cinco Saltos, at approximately coord|38|40|S|68|00|W|region:AR-R_type:waterbody and 270 m above mean sea level.

This reservoir was originally a natural depressed area, possibly excavated by eolic forces, which was later filled with water brought by a derivation channel from the nearby Neuquén River, in order to regulate its flow (since the river had no natural lakes that would fulfill this function). It has mean and maximum depths of 9.4 and 18 m, respectively. It covers an area of 112 km² and has a volume of 1.053×10⁹ m³.

The lake is employed for commercial fishing of "trucha criolla" ("Percichthys trucha", a species of temperate perch) and "pejerrey" ("Odontesthes microlepidotus", a neotropical silverside), as well as sport fishing, recreation and tourism.

References

* [http://energia.mecon.gov.ar/contenidos/contenidos.asp?id=702 Lago Pellegrini] . es icon Secretaría de Energía. República Argentina.