| Lake Herrera | |
|---|---|
  Lake Herrera | |
| Location | Mosquera, Cundinamarca |
| Coordinates | 4°41′26″N 74°16′29″W / 4.69056°N 74.27472°W |
| Type | Wetland Artificial lake (since 1973) |
| Part of | Bogotá savanna |
| Primary inflows | Bojacá River Bogotá River (San José channel) |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Basin countries | Colombia |
| Max. length | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
| Surface area | 280 hectares (690 acres) |
| Average depth | 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) |
| Max. depth | 2 metres (6.6 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 2,550 m (8,370 ft) |
| References | [1][2] |
Lake Herrera is a small lake located at 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the urban centre of Mosquera and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the capital Bogotá in Cundinamarca, Colombia. The Andean lake has made its name in the Herrera Period, the period in the history of central Colombia before the Muisca Period, after archaeologist Sylvia Broadbent excavated ceramics around Lake Herrera in 1971.[1]
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Description Lake Herrera
- ^ (in Spanish) Lake Herrera on the official website Mosquera