Cachinche reservoir

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Cachinche reservoir,
Embalse de Cachinche
Location: Municipio Falcón , Cojedes Province , Venezuela
Tributaries: Río Paito , Río Chirgua
Drain: Río PaoRío Santo DomingoRío TinacaRío CojedesRío PortuguesaRío Apure
Major cities nearby: Tinaquillo , Valencia
Cachinche reservoir (Cojedes)
Cachinche reservoir
Coordinates 9 ° 53 '12 "  N , 68 ° 6' 4"  W Coordinates: 9 ° 53 '12 "  N , 68 ° 6' 4"  W.
Data on the structure
Data on the reservoir
Reservoir length 5 km
Reservoir width 3 km

The Cachinche Reservoir ( Spanish Embalse de Cachinche ) is a reservoir in Venezuela .

It is located about 20 kilometers (as the crow flies) east of the district capital Tinaquillo in the northern part of the state of Cojedes .

The lake has very rugged bays. It is almost 400 m above sea level. Its water is warm, around 30 ° C. In the east-west direction the lake is more than 5 km long, in the north-south direction it is almost 3 km wide.

There are small islands in the lake. There is fishing. The following fish species are reported: Geophagus , Crenicichla , C. kraussii and tetra .

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