Del Toro Lake
| Del Toro Lake | |
|---|---|
Serrano river source | |
| Location | Última Esperanza Province |
| Coordinates | 51°14′S 72°45′W / 51.233°S 72.750°W |
| Primary inflows | Paine River, Río de las Chinas |
| Primary outflows | Serrano River |
| Basin countries | Chile/Argentina |
| Max. length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Max. width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 202 km2 (78 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Max. depth | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Water volume | 31.31 km3 (7.51 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Islands | one, near the eastern end of the lake, near Estancia San Antonio; numerous islets |
| References | |
Del Toro Lake (Spanish: Lago del Toro) is a lake located in the Magallanes Region, southern Chile. The lake is also known as Lago del Toro or Lago Toro (in English Lake Bull) and its name comes from the lake's ability to generate 4 m swells due to a long (~30 km) fetch and high winds aligned with the long axis of the lake. Locals say that the lake and the nearby mountain Sierra del Toro is named thus because the lake 'is angry a lot'. Services on the lake include camping and fishing at Bahia el Bote.