Rapel Lake (Spanish: ''Lago Rapel'' or ''Embalse Rapel'') is an artificial

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

created by a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

on the

Rapel River Rapel River is a List of rivers in Chile, river of Chile located in the O'Higgins Region. It begins at the confluence of the rivers Cachapoal River, Cachapoal and Tinguiririca River, Tinguiririca in an area best known as ''La Junta''. At present d ...

. It is located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Central

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. The reservoir was created with the aim of feeding the Rapel Hydroelectric Plant.

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Cuenca del río Rapel
Lakes of O'Higgins Region Rapel {{O'Higgins-geo-stub

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