Pellegrini Lake

Pellegrini Lake
The lake (left) from space
Location	General Roca Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates	38°40′S 68°00′W
Type	artificial lake
Basin countries	Argentina
Surface area	112 km²
Average depth	9.4 m
Max. depth	18 m
Surface elevation	270 m

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 38°40′S 68°00′W 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

• Lago Pellegrini. Template:Es icon Secretaría de Energía. República Argentina.