Lagoa do Congro
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| Geographical location | Vila Franca do Campo District , Sao Miguel , Azores , Portugal | |
| Places on the shore | no | |
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 45 '23 " N , 25 ° 24' 27" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 518 m | |
| surface | 4.35 hectares | |
| length | 275 m | |
| scope | 1.25 km | |
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Lagoa do Congro ( Portuguese ' conger eel ') is a lake in Portugal on the Azores island of São Miguel in the district of Vila Franca do Campo . The almost round lake is located in a crater at about 518 m above sea level and represents a maar . It has an area of 4.35 hectares and is 275 m long in diameter. Its catchment area is only 0.34 km².
The lake is part of a protected area called the Protected Area for the Management of Habitat or Species . Above all, it is considered a valuable habitat and feeding place for migratory birds. It is home to carp (Cyprinus sp.) , River perch (Perca fluviatilis) and the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus carnifex), which is protected under the Bern Convention .
Its water is beautiful to look at because of its deep green color. However, it is not advisable to take a bath as the water is not clean. It's so nutrient-dense that it's classified as eutrophic .
A few meters further on there is another lake called Lagoa dos Nenúfares in the same crater .
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- ↑ a b c d Governo dos Açores: Lagoa do congro , accessed on October 6, 2011
- ↑ Joao Porteiro, Helena Calado, Margarida Pereira, José Eduardo Ventura, Luz Paramio: Planeamento biofísico e gestão de ecossistemas Lacustres (PDF; 0.5 MB), Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, 2005, p. 14