geo.wikisort.org - Reservoir

Lake Hule (Spanish: Laguna de Hule), which translates to Lake of Rubber, due to the abundance of rubber trees nearby, it is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica.[1] It is part of a complex of lakes comprising Lake Hule, Lake Congo and Lake Bosque Alegre. The lakes are part of the Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge.[2]

Lake Hule
Lake Hule Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates	10.295278°N 84.208889°W / 10.295278; -84.208889
Type	crater lake
Max. length	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	0.547 km2 (0.211 sq mi)
Max. depth	19.8 m (65 ft)
Surface elevation	740 m (2,430 ft)

Location

It is located in Los Ángeles Sur, of Río Cuarto canton, of Alajuela province.

Physical aspects

Lake Hule is a maar lake located within a crater, it has an almost circular outline. There is no secondary volcanic activity present. [3]

It is filled by three small streams that drains the north slope of Congo Volcano[4]

See also

• List of lakes in Costa Rica

References

---