Lake Villarrica

Lake Villarrica
Lake Villarrica
	Vie of Lake Villarrica from the eponymous town. Villarrica Volcano is seen in the background.
	Lake Villarrica
Location	Cautín Province
Coordinates	39°15′S 72°05′W / 39.250°S 72.083°W
Primary inflows	Trancura River
Primary outflows	Toltén River
Basin countries	Chile
Max. length	23 km (14 mi)
Max. width	11 km (6.8 mi)
Surface area	176 km2 (68 sq mi)
Average depth	120 m (390 ft)
Max. depth	165 m (541 ft)
Water volume	21 km3 (5.0 cu mi)
Shore length1	71.2 km (44.2 mi)
Surface elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Settlements	Villarrica, Pucón
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Villarrica, also known as Mallalafquén^[3] (its pre-Hispanic name is Mapudungun), is located about 700 kilometers south of Santiago in Chile's Lake District in the southeast area of the Province of Cautín. On its east shore lies the city of Pucón, a major tourist attraction and a popular ski resort, and on the west shore lies the town of Villarrica.

Water sports such as sailing, kayaking, sport fishing and water skiing are popular in the summer due to the lake's warm waters (surface temperatures range from 19 to 22 °C). In winter, the average water temperature is around 10 °C.

The Villarrica Volcano, one of the ten most active in the world, is situated to the south of the lake. There are two Chile National Parks close by: the Huerquehue and the Villarrica. The latter is famous for its natural hot springs.