Lake Bosque Alegre

Lake Bosque Alegre
Lake Bosque Alegre Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates	10°17′57″N84°13′07″W / 10.299208°N 84.218698°W / 10.299208; -84.218698
Type	crater lake
Surface area	0.0060 km2 (0.0023 sq mi)
Max. depth	4 m (13 ft)
Surface elevation	740 m (2,430 ft)

Lake Bosque Alegre (Spanish : Laguna Bosque Alegre, translates to Lake Happy Forest), is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. ^[1] It is part of a complex of lakes that also comprises Lake Hule and Lake Congo. The three lakes are part of the Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge. ^[2]

Location

It is located in Los Ángeles Sur, of Río Cuarto canton, of Alajuela province. ^{[3] [4]}

Physical aspects

Lake Bosque Alegre is a maar lake located within a crater, sharing a geological depression with Lake Hule and Lake Congo. There is no secondary volcanic activity present. There is a low possibility of volcanic gas fumes. ^[5]

See also

• List of lakes in Costa Rica

References

1. Haberyan, Kurt A.; Horn, Sally P.; Umaña V., Gerardo (March 2003). "Basic limnology of fifty-one lakes in Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical. 51 (1): 107–122. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.610.2378 . PMID   15162686. Gale   A120392501.
2. "Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge". Costa Rica National Parks. Archived from the original on July 29, 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. "Laguna Hule" . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
4. Alvarado, Laura. "One Day Tour: Laguna de Hule and Laguna Congo at Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge" . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
5. "Laguna Hule (Bosque Alegre)".