Panguipulli Lake

Panguipulli Lake Lago Panguipulli

Location	Panguipulli Commune, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile
Coordinates	39°41′39″S 72°14′30″W / 39.69417°S 72.24167°W / -39.69417; -72.24167Coordinates: 39°41′39″S 72°14′30″W / 39.69417°S 72.24167°W / -39.69417; -72.24167
Type	Glacial, moraine-damed, ribbon
Primary inflows	Llanquihue River, Pullinque River
Primary outflows	Enco River
Basin countries	Chile

Max. length	29.78 km
Max. width	14.81 km
Surface area	116 km²
Shore length¹	around 105 km
Surface elevation	around 130 meters

Islands	Gabriela Island
Settlements	Panguipulli, Choshuenco
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Panguipulli Lake (Spanish: Lago Panguipulli; English pronunciation: /ˌpæŋɡiˈpuːji/ PANG-gee-POO-yee) is one of the "Seven Lakes" in Panguipulli municipality, southern Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and it is enclosed by mountain ranges of the Andes, on all sides except the west, where the town of Panguipulli lies in the Chilean Central Valley. The lake is drained by the Enco River that flows south to Riñihue Lake.

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Satellite image of Panguipulle Lake

Hydrography of Los Ríos Region

Rivers	Bueno Calcurrupe Calle-Calle Cau-Cau Caunahue Chaihuín Collileufu Colún Cruces Cuacua Cutipay Enco Fui Futa Guanehue Hueinahue Huahum Iñaque Llanquihue Lingue Liquiñe Llancahue Malihue Naguilán Neltume Nilahue Pillanleufú Pilmaiquén Pullinque San Pedro Tornagaleones Valdivia

Waterfalls	Huilo-Huilo Nilahue

Lakes	Calafquén Gris Colún Huishue Maihue Neltume Panguipulli Pellaifa Pirihueico Pullinque Puyehue Ranco Riñihue Seven Lakes

Glaciers	Choshuenco Mocho Pichillancahue-Turbio

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