Waqraqucha (Junín)

Waqraqucha Dam
Waqraqucha Dam
	Location of Waqraqucha Dam in Peru
Dam and spillways
Height	6.5 m (21 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)	Electroperu

Waqraqucha
Waqraqucha
	Waqraqucha
Location	Junín Region, Junín Province
Coordinates	11°16′35″S76°09′41.1″W / 11.27639°S 76.161417°W
Basin countries	Peru

Last updated March 15, 2025

Waqraqucha (Quechua waqra horn, qucha lake, lagoon,^[1] "horn lake", hispanicized names Huacracocha, Laguna Huacra) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Junín Province, Junín District.^[2] It belongs to the watershed of the Mantaro River.^[3]

In 2000 the Waqraqucha dam was erected at the western end of the lake at 11°16′29.7″S76°02′14.9″W / 11.274917°S 76.037472°W / -11.274917; -76.037472 . It is 6.5 m (21 ft) high. It is operated by Electroperu.^[3]

References

↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Junín Province (Junín Region) (unnamed)
1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005

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[laime-1] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.

[escale-2] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Junín Province (Junín Region) (unnamed)

[obras-3] 1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005

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