Lake Sibinacocha

Lake Sibinacocha[1][2] (possibly from Quechua siwina whistle, qucha lake, lagoon)[3] is a lake in Peru. It is ranked as the 22nd[4] highest lake in the world. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[2] The lake is situated at a height of approximately 4,873 metres (15,988 ft), about 15.19 km long and 2.86 km at its widest point, and drains into the Amazon River.[5] Sibinacocha lies in the Vilcanota Range, south of Chumpe and southwest of Condoriquiña.[1]

Lake Sibinacocha
Lake Sibinacocha with Chumpe in the background
Lake Sibinacocha
LocationCusco Region
Coordinates13°51′24″S 71°01′30″W
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length15.19 km (9.44 mi)
Max. width2.86 km (1.78 mi)
Surface elevation4,873 m (15,988 ft)
WebsiteThe Sibinacocha Watershed Project
Sibinacocha Dam
Location of Sibinacocha Dam in Peru
Opening date1996
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthen dam
Height12 m (39 ft)
Length357 m (1,171 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity110,000,000 m3 (89,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)EGEMSA
Website
Represa de Sibinacocha

The lake contains Inca artefacts, some of which have been recovered from the lake.[5]

An earthen dam was erected at the lake in 1996.[6] It is 357 m (1,171 ft) long and 12 m (39 ft) high.[6] The reservoir has a volume of 50,000 m3 (41 acre⋅ft) and a capacity of 110,000,000 m3 (89,000 acre⋅ft).[6] It is operated by EGEMSA.[6]

See also

References
  1. Peru 1:100 000, Ocongate (28-t). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Drews, Carl. "The Highest Lake in the World". www.highestlake.com/. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. Michelutti, Neal; Sowell, Preston; Tapia, Pedro M.; Grooms, Christopher; Polo, Martin; Gambetta, Alexandra; Ausejo, Carlos; Smol, John P. (16 December 2019). "A pre-Inca pot from underwater ruins discovered in an Andean lake provides a sedimentary record of marked hydrological change". Scientific Reports. 9 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55422-1.
  6. Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras (in Spanish). Autoridad Nacional del Agua / MINAG - Perú. 2010. p. 58.


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