Outflow
Both lakes suffer naturally of a severe evaporation process in the dry patagonian environment by means of strong winds action and solar radiation. In shallow Colhué Huapi evaporation is much increased. In past decades, when excessive inflows did take place, water discharged to the birth branches of Chico river and eventually reached Chubut river. This occasional process last happened in 1939, since then Chico river is mostly a dry one.
| Lake Musters | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sarmiento Department, Chubut Province |
| Coordinates | 45°22′S 69°11′W / 45.367°S 69.183°W / -45.367; -69.183 (Lake Musters) |
| Primary inflows | Senguerr river |
| Primary outflows | Senguerr river |
| Catchment area | 9700 km² |
| Basin countries | Argentina |
| Surface area | 450 km² |
| Average depth | 20 m |
| Max. depth | 38.5 m |
| Water volume | 8,280 hm³ |
| Shore length1 | 150 km |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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