Lake in Peru
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)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
12.8
(55.0)
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12.9
(55.2)
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13.5
(56.3)
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14.0
(57.2)
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13.9
(57.0)
|
13.9
(57.0)
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14.5
(58.1)
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14.5
(58.1)
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14.4
(57.9)
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14.3
(57.7)
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13.8
(56.8)
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13.8
(56.8)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
7.6
(45.7)
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7.7
(45.9)
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7.8
(46.0)
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7.9
(46.2)
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7.8
(46.0)
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7.3
(45.1)
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7.2
(45.0)
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7.6
(45.7)
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7.9
(46.2)
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8.0
(46.4)
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7.9
(46.2)
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7.8
(46.0)
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7.7
(45.9)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
2.2
(36.0)
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2.5
(36.5)
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2.6
(36.7)
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2.3
(36.1)
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1.5
(34.7)
|
0.7
(33.3)
|
0.4
(32.7)
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0.6
(33.1)
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1.2
(34.2)
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1.6
(34.9)
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1.5
(34.7)
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1.8
(35.2)
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1.6
(34.8)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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150.4
(5.92)
|
155.7
(6.13)
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169.5
(6.67)
|
89.3
(3.52)
|
38.0
(1.50)
|
13.3
(0.52)
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6.7
(0.26)
|
13.5
(0.53)
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41.3
(1.63)
|
88.1
(3.47)
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94.4
(3.72)
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125.6
(4.94)
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985.8
(38.81)
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
70
|
72
|
66
|
61
|
58
|
60
|
57
|
58
|
60
|
64
|
63
|
66
|
63
|
| Source 1: Gobierno Regional de Ancash[7]
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| Source 2: Institut de recherche pour le développement (precipitation)[8]
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See also
References
