Lake Río Cuarto
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 | |
|---|---|
  Lake Río Cuarto Location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates | 10.356944°N 84.216389°W |
| 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) |
Location
It is located in Río Cuarto canton, of Alajuela province.
Physical aspects
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]
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See also
- List of lakes in Costa Rica
References
- Haberyan, Kurt A. (March 2003). "Basic limnology of fifty-one lakes in Costa Rica". SciELO. 51 (1). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Umaña-Villalobos, Gerardo. "Revisiting the limnology of Lake Río Cuarto, Costa Rica, thirty-five years later". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Laguna Río Cuarto". RSN. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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