Estany de les Truites
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| Geographical location | La Massana municipality , Coma Pedrosa , Andorra | |
| Tributaries | nameless | |
| Drain | Riu de Goma → Riu Pollós → Riu d'Arinsal → Valira del Nord → Valira | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 34 '39 " N , 1 ° 26' 55" E | |
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Estany de les Truites is a mountain lake in the mountainous region of Coma Pedrosa in the Principality of Andorra .
It is located at an altitude of 2263 meters above sea level in the immediate vicinity of the Refugi de Coma Pedrosa refuge in the municipality of La Massana . The name les Truites means trout in German , the Truita fario lake trout , which occur in the oxygen-rich lake Estany de les Truites, gave the lake its name.
The lake is fed by unnamed sources and meltwater and by a manmade dam dammed. The lake water flows off to the east via the Riu de Goma , which flows into the Riu Pollós at St. Gothard . The lake can be reached via a hiking route from the Aparcament Estació d'esquí d'Arinsal car park at an altitude of 1900 meters in around two hours on foot.
Web links
- Camí de l'Estany de les Truites ( Memento of March 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Description of the route (Catalan)