Lake Río Cuarto (Spanish: Laguna Río Cuarto), is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is currently the deepest natural lake in Costa Rica at 66-metre (217 ft).[1]
Lake Río Cuarto | |
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Coordinates | 10.356944°N 84.216389°W / 10.356944; -84.216389 |
Type | crater lake |
Surface area | 0.3150 km2 (0.1216 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 66 m (217 ft) |
Surface elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
It is located in Río Cuarto canton, of Alajuela province.
The lake Río Cuarto is a maar lake located within a crater, it has an almost circular outline. There is no secondary volcanic activity present.[2][3]