Lake Pumacocha (Yauli)
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Pumacocha (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. It is situated at a height of approximately 4,265 m (13, 993 ft), about 5.144 km long and 0.95 km at its widest point. Pumacocha lies northwest of a lake named Huallacocha (possibly from in Quechua Wallaqucha) and southwest of the town of Yauli. The Pumacocha dam was completed in 1942. It is 410 m (1, 350 ft) long and 24 m (26 yd) high. It is operated by Centromín Perú. The reservoir has a volume of 438,000 m3 (355 acre⋅ft) and a capacity of 28,400,000 m3 (23, 000 acre⋅ft).
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