Lake Querococha
Lake Querococha (possibly from Quechua qiru ceremonial drinking vessel, or q'iru wood and qucha lake; "qiru lake" or "wood lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, in the districts Ticapampa and Catac. The lake is situated at a height of 3,980 metres (13,060 ft), about 2.43 km long and 0.87 km at its widest point. Lake Querococha lies on the western side of the Cordillera Blanca, southwest of Yanamarey and Pucaraju, northwest of Mururaju and Queshque and east of Recuay.
Climate
| Climate data for Lake Querococha elevation 4,037 m (13,245 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
1.6 (34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 150.4 (5.92) |
155.7 (6.13) |
169.5 (6.67) |
89.3 (3.52) |
38.0 (1.50) |
13.3 (0.52) |
6.7 (0.26) |
13.5 (0.53) |
41.3 (1.63) |
88.1 (3.47) |
94.4 (3.72) |
125.6 (4.94) |
985.8 (38.81) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 63 |
| Source 1: Gobierno Regional de Ancash | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Institut de recherche pour le développement (precipitation) | |||||||||||||