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	'''Lake Otún''' (''Laguna del Otún'') is a small ] in the ], in the ] department of ]. It located at an altitude of 3,900 ~~meters~~ and has an area of 1.5 square kilometres. The lake is of ] origin and is fed by ] of the ]. Lake Otún is the source of the ], which supplies ] to the cities of ] and ].		'''Lake Otún''' (''Laguna del Otún'') is a small ] in the ], in the ] department of ]. It located at an altitude of 3,900 m and has an area of 1.5 square kilometres. The lake is of ] origin and is fed by ] of the ]. Lake Otún is the source of the ], which supplies ] to the cities of ] and ].

	Lake Otún is an important breeding ground for several ]d or ] bird species, including the ] (''Merganetta armata columbiana''), the ] (''Oxyura jamaicensis andina''), the ] (''Anas andium'') and the ] (''Gallinago jamesoni'').{{ref\|birds}}		Lake Otún is an important breeding ground for several ]d or ] bird species, including the ] (''Merganetta armata columbiana''), the ] (''Oxyura jamaicensis andina''), the ] (''Anas andium'') and the ] (''Gallinago jamesoni'').{{ref\|birds}}

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Lake Otún
Location	Nevados National Park, Risaralda
Primary outflows	Otún River
Basin countries	Colombia

Surface area	1.5 km²
Surface elevation	3,900 m

Lake Otún (Laguna del Otún) is a small lake in the Nevados National Park, in the Risaralda department of Colombia. It located at an altitude of 3,900 m and has an area of 1.5 square kilometres. The lake is of glacial origin and is fed by meltwaters of the Nevado Santa Isabel. Lake Otún is the source of the Otún River, which supplies drinking water to the cities of Pereira and Dosquebradas.

Lake Otún is an important breeding ground for several threatened or endangered bird species, including the Colombian Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata columbiana), the Colombian Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis andina), the Andean Teal (Anas andium) and the Andean Snipe (Gallinago jamesoni).

Lake Otún contains a large population of rainbow trout, introduced for recreational fishing and a major attraction for visitors to the lake.