Lake Bosque Alegre

Lake Bosque Alegre (Spanish: Laguna Bosque Alegre, translates to Lake Happy Forest), 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 Bosque Alegre
Lake Bosque Alegre
Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates10.299208°N 84.218698°W / 10.299208; -84.218698
Typecrater lake
Surface area0.0060 km2 (0.0023 sq mi)
Max. depth4 m (13 ft)
Surface elevation740 m (2,430 ft)

Location

It is located in Los Ángeles Sur, of Río Cuarto canton, of Alajuela province. [3][4]

Physical aspects

Lake Bosque Alegre is a maar lake located within a crater, sharing a geological depression with Lake Hule and Lake Congo. There is no secondary volcanic activity present. There is a low possibility of volcanic gas fumes. [5]

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See also
  • List of lakes in Costa Rica

References
  1. Haberyan, Kurt A. (March 2003). "Basic limnology of fifty-one lakes in Costa Rica". SciELO. 51 (1). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge". Costa Rica National Parks. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "Laguna Hule". Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. Alvarado, Laura. "One Day Tour: Laguna de Hule and Laguna Congo at Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge". Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. "Laguna Hule (Bosque Alegre)".
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