Lake Ilopango

Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills an 8 by 11 km: 70.5 km² volcanic caldera in central El Salvador, on the borders of the San Salvador, La Paz, and Cuscatlán departments. The caldera, which contains the second largest lake in the country and is immediately east of the capital city, San Salvador, has a scalloped 100 m to 500 m high rim. Any surplus drai…
Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills an 8 by 11 km: 70.5 km² volcanic caldera in central El Salvador, on the borders of the San Salvador, La Paz, and Cuscatlán departments. The caldera, which contains the second largest lake in the country and is immediately east of the capital city, San Salvador, has a scalloped 100 m to 500 m high rim. Any surplus drains via the Jiboa River to the Pacific Ocean. The local military airbase, Ilopango International Airport, has annual airshows where international pilots from all over the world fly over San Salvador City and Ilopango lake.
  • Location: Central El Salvador
  • Basin countries: El Salvador
  • Max. length: 11 km (6.8 mi)
  • Max. width: 8 km (5.0 mi)
  • Surface area: 70.5 km² (27.2 sq mi)
  • Average depth: ~ 170 m (560 ft)
  • Max. depth: 231 m (758 ft)

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