Del Toro Lake

Del Toro Lake
Serrano river source
Location	Magallanes Region
Coordinates	51°14′S 72°45′W / 51.233°S 72.75°W / -51.233; -72.75[1]Coordinates: 51°14′S 72°45′W / 51.233°S 72.75°W / -51.233; -72.75[1]
Primary inflows	Paine River, Río de las Chinas
Primary outflows	Serrano River
Basin countries	Chile/Argentina
Surface area	202 km² [2]
Max. depth	~300 m
Surface elevation	~50 m
Islands	one, near the eastern end of the lake, near Estancia San Antonio
References	[1][2]

Del Toro Lake (Spanish: Lago del Toro) is a lake located in the Magallanes Region, southern Chile. Also known as Lago del Toro or Lago Toro, its etymology comes from the lake's ability to generate 4 m swells due to a long (~30 km) fetch and high winds aligned with the long axis of the lake. Locals say that the lake and the nearby mountain Sierra del Toro is named thus because the lake 'is angry a lot' ("porque se enoja mucho!"). Services on the lake include camping and fishing at Bahia el Bote, run by Alejandro Perez - see torresdelpainefishing.com for more info.

See also

• Cerro Toro
• Salto Grande

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage: [1].
2. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) Cuenca del río Serrano