Lake Querococha
Lake in Peru
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Lake Querococha[2][3][1] (possibly from Quechua qiru ceremonial drinking vessel, or q'iru wood and qucha lake;[4][5] "qiru lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac.[6] The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres (13,060 ft),[1] about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point.[citation needed] Lake Querococha lies on the western side of the Cordillera Blanca, southwest of Yanamarey and Pucaraju, northwest of Mururaju and Queshque and east of Recuay.
Climate
| Climate data for Lake Querococha elevation 4,037 m (13,245 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
1.6 (34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 150.4 (5.92) |
155.7 (6.13) |
169.5 (6.67) |
89.3 (3.52) |
38.0 (1.50) |
13.3 (0.52) |
6.7 (0.26) |
13.5 (0.53) |
41.3 (1.63) |
88.1 (3.47) |
94.4 (3.72) |
125.6 (4.94) |
985.8 (38.81) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 63 |
| Source 1: Gobierno Regional de Ancash[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Institut de recherche pour le développement (precipitation)[8] | |||||||||||||
