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.
| Lake Querococha | |
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  Lake Querococha | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Coordinates | 9°42′58″S 77°19′27″W / 9.71611°S 77.32417°W |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Max. length | 2.43 km (1.51 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.87 km (0.54 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 3,980 m (13,060 ft)[1] |
Climate
| Climate data for Lake Querococha elevation 4,037 m (13,245 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||