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Lake in Costa Rica
Lake Hule
Lake Hule is located in Costa RicaLake HuleLake HuleLocation in Costa Rica
Coordinates10°17′43″N 84°12′32″W / 10.295278°N 84.208889°W / 10.295278; -84.208889
Typecrater lake
Max. length1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area0.547 km (0.211 sq mi)
Max. depth19.8 m (65 ft)
Surface elevation740 m (2,430 ft)

Lake Hule (Spanish: Laguna de Hule), which translates to Lake of Rubber, due to the abundance of rubber trees nearby, is a fresh water crater lake located in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. 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.

Location

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

Physical aspects

Lake Hule is a maar lake located within a crater, with an almost circular outline. There is no secondary volcanic activity present.

It is filled by three small streams that drain the north slope of Congo Volcano

See also

References

  1. Haberyan, Kurt A.; Horn, Sally P.; Umaña V., Gerardo (March 2003). "Basic limnology of fifty-one lakes in Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical. 51 (1): 107–122.
  2. "Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge". Costa Rica National Parks. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "Laguna Río Cuarto". RSN. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Plan General de Manejo Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Bosque Alegre" (PDF). SINAC. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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