# Lake Cholila

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{{Short description|Lake in Argentina}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Cholila 
| image = File:Lake Cholila - panoramio.jpg
| caption = Snow-capped Andes peaks overlook Lake Cholila
| image_bathymetry = 
| caption_bathymetry = 
| location = [Chubut Province](/source/Chubut_Province), Argentina 
| coords = {{coord|42|27|36|S|71|40|40|W|type:waterbody_region:US_source:gnis|display=inline,title}}
| lake_type = glacial lake 
| inflow = Tigre River
| pushpin_map=Argentina Chubut Province#Argentina
| outflow = Carrileufú River, discharge {{convert|19.3|m3|ft3}} per second<ref name=Lakepedia>{{cite web |url=https://www.lakepedia.com/lake/cholila.html |title=Lake Cholila, Argentina |website=lakepedia.com |access-date=25 January 2018}}</ref>
| catchment = {{convert|609|km|mi}}<ref name=Lakepedia/>
| basin_countries = Argentina
| length = {{convert|18|km|mi}}
| width = {{convert|1.5|km|mi}}
| area = {{convert|17.5|sqkm|acre|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|48.5|m|ft}}
| max-depth = {{convert|108|m|ft}}
| elevation = {{convert|540|m|ft}} 
| volume = {{convert|.85|km3|acre.ft}} 
| residence_time = 0.52 years 
| shore = 
| islands = 
| cities = 
}}

'''Lake Cholila''' ('''Lago Cholila''') is a lake in [Chubut Province](/source/Chubut_Province), Argentina. It is the uppermost of several large lakes in the country's [Futaleufú River](/source/Futaleuf%C3%BA_River) system that, via [Yelcho Lake](/source/Yelcho_Lake) and the [Yelcho River](/source/Yelcho_River), flow into the Pacific Ocean in Chile. The lake is of glacial origin and occupies a narrow east to west valley between glaciated peaks of the Andes.

==Description==
The Tigre River is born in [glacier](/source/glacier)s at an altitude of about {{convert|1500|m|ft}} along the border with Chile. From its source, it flows eastward about {{convert|30|km|mi}} to enter the upper end of Lake Cholila. The outlet at the lower end of the lake is the Carrileufú River (River of Green Waters in the [Mapuche language](/source/Mapuche_language)). The highest mountain in Chubut Province is Tres Picos, {{convert|2515|m|ft}}, about {{convert|10|km|mi}} west northwest of Lake Cholila.<ref>"Cuenca del Rio Futaleufu", https://www.mininterior.gov.ar/obras-publicas/pdf/76.pdf, accessed 24 Jan 2018; "Peak Bagger", http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=12140, accessed 4 Feb 2018</ref> The Carrileufú River should not be confused with the Carrenleufú or [Palena River](/source/Palena_River). Both names derive from the same Mapuche word. Although the lake is not located in a national park, the lake shore is mostly in a natural state. Cattle raising, tourism, and sport fishing are the principal occupations of the sparsely populated region.<ref>"Alphabetic index of Lakes, Shallow Lakes, and Reservoirs," https://web.archive.org/web/20110902222041/http://www.hidricosargentina.gov.ar/EIndice-Cholila.html. accessed 24 Jan 2018</ref>

After leaving Lake Cholila the Carrileufú River is joined by the outflow from Lake Mosquito (Lake Pellegrini) and Lake Lezana and then flows into the upper end of [Lake Rivadavia](/source/Lake_Rivadavia), approximately {{convert|20|km|mi}} river miles and {{convert|10|km|mi}} south of Lake Cholila in a straight line distance.<ref>Google Earth</ref>

==Recreation==
Sport fishing is popular in the lake and in the rivers.  Trout, not native to South America, are the chief attraction, including [brook trout](/source/brook_trout), [brown trout](/source/brown_trout), [rainbow trout](/source/rainbow_trout), and landlocked [Atlantic salmon](/source/Atlantic_salmon). Native species of fish include {{lang|es|trucha criolla}} (''[Percichthys trucha](/source/Percichthys_trucha)'') and ''puyen'' (''[Galaxias](/source/Galaxias)'').<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110902222041/http://www.hidricosargentina.gov.ar/EIndice-Cholila.html; "Patagonia River Guides" http://www.patagoniariverguides.com/prg-info/rivers/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018074527/http://www.patagoniariverguides.com/prg-info/rivers/ |date=2018-10-18 }}, accessed 24 Jan 2018</ref> Boating is popular on the lake and rafting, kayaking, and canoeing are popular on the Carrileufú River below the lake.

==Butch Cassidy==
For several months in 1905, the outlaws [Butch Cassidy](/source/Butch_Cassidy) and the [Sundance Kid](/source/Sundance_Kid) may have hidden from [Pinkerton](/source/Pinkerton_(detective_agency)) detectives in a cabin where the Tigre River joins Lake Cholila. The two outlaws owned a ranch near the town of [Cholila](/source/Cholila).<ref>Jameson, W. C. (2012), ''Butch Cassidy: Beyond the Grave,'' Taylor Trade Publishing, p. 97</ref>

==Footnotes==
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