Rapel Lake
Rapel Lake is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Rapel River. It is located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Central Chile. The reservoir was created with the aim of feeding the Rapel Hydroelectric Plant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake
- Also known as: “Lake Rapel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Costa del Sol Airport and Rapelhuapi Airport.
Costa del Sol Airport
Aerodrome
Costa del Sol Airport, is an airport serving communities on the west shore of Rapel Lake in the O'Higgins Region of Chile. The airport is 10 kilometres upstream of the Rapel Dam. Costa del Sol Airport is situated 3 km northwest of Rapel Lake.
Rapelhuapi Airport
Aerodrome
Rapelhuapi Airport is an airport on the north shore of Rapel Lake, in the O'Higgins Region of Chile. The runway is 10 kilometres upstream from the Rapel Dam. There is rising terrain from north through east. Rapelhuapi Airport is situated 3 km north of Rapel Lake.
Rapel Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: O’Higgins Region, Chile, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover Rapel Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Rapel Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lago Rapel”
- Chinese: “拉佩爾湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Rapel”
- French: “lac Rapel”
- French: “Lac Rapel”
- Italian: “lago Rapel”
- Italian: “Lago Rapel”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Lac Rapel”
- Spanish: “Embalse Rapel”
- Spanish: “Lago Rapel”
- Swedish: “Lago Rapel”
- Welsh: “Llyn Rapel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Cardalillo and La Angostura.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Potreros Los Cerros and Cerro del Guanaco (Chile O’Higgins).
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