Nahuel Huapi Lake

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Nahuel Huapi Lake
Nahuel Huapi Lake
Location	Los Lagos Department, Neuquén Province / Bariloche Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina, in Patagonia
Coordinates	41°05′25″S 71°20′08″W / 41.09028°S 71.33556°W / -41.09028; -71.33556
Type	Glacial lake
Primary inflows	Huemul river Correntoso river Bonito river Machete river
Primary outflows	Limay River
Catchment area	3,989 km2 (1,540 sq mi)
Basin countries	Argentina
Max. length	76 km (47 mi)
Max. width	10.1 km (6.3 mi)
Surface area	530 km2 (205 sq mi)
Average depth	157 m (515 ft)
Max. depth	464 m (1,522 ft) deeper places might exist
Water volume	83.35 km3 (20.00 cu mi)
Shore length1	357 km (222 mi)
Surface elevation	2,523 ft (769 m)
Frozen	never
Islands	Isla Victoria [es] Isla Huemul
Settlements	San Carlos de Bariloche Villa La Angostura
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Nahuel Huapi Lake (Spanish: Lago Nahuel Huapi) is an Andean lake in the lake region of northern Patagonia between the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén, in Argentina. The lake has a northwest-southeast elongated shape and complex geography with several branches, peninsulas and islands. The city of Bariloche is on the southern shore of the lake and the town of Villa La Angostura lies on its northwestern shores. The lake is wholly inside Nahuel Huapi National Park. It is one of the largest lakes in northern Patagonia. It is drained by Limay River and it is part of the watershed of Negro River which discharges into the South Atlantic.

Additionally, the northwest shore of the lake is the site of an isolated house sometimes alleged to have been occupied by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler following his purported escape from Berlin in April 1945.