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Waskhaqucha (Morococha)

Coordinates: 11°35′38″S 76°05′58″W / 11.59389°S 76.09944°W / -11.59389; -76.09944
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Waskhaqucha
Waskhaqucha is located in Peru
Waskhaqucha
Waskhaqucha
LocationJunín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District
Coordinates11°35′38″S 76°05′58″W / 11.59389°S 76.09944°W / -11.59389; -76.09944
Basin countriesPeru
Waskhaqucha Dam
Waskhaqucha (Morococha) is located in Peru
Waskhaqucha (Morococha)
Location of Waskhaqucha Dam in Peru
CountryPeru
Dam and spillways
Height10 m (33 ft)
Length183 m (600 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity9,200,000 m3 (7,500 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)Centromín Perú

Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake,[1] hispanicized spelling Huascacocha, also Huascocha, a broken word) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District.[2][3] It lies east of a lake named Waqraqucha.

The Waskhaqucha dam was erected in 1914. It is 183 m (600 ft) long and 10 m (11 yd) high. It is operated by Centromín Perú. The reservoir has a volume of 28,000 m3 (23 acre⋅ft) and a capacity of 9,200,000 m3 (7,500 acre⋅ft).[4]

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ Ministerio de Energía y Minas, Informe No. 1081-2013-MEM-AAM//MES/ABR/SDC/LRM ("... laguna Huascacocha la cual a su vez alimenta al río Pucará ...")
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region) showing Waskhaqucha (Lago Huascocha)
  4. ^ Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru