It is located in the region of Ancash near the junction of the roads going from Callejón de Huaylas to Chiquián.

[1] Lake Conococha has an elevation of 4,020 metres (13,189 ft) above sea level[2] and an extension of 1.976 square kilometres (0.763 sq mi).

[7] The village of Conococha is located on the western shore of the lake, where the roads from Lima and Pativilca to Huaraz and Chiquián meet.

[3] The lake is home to a frog species (Telmatobius mayoloi) discovered in 1996 and endemic of the Santa River basin.

[8] Lake Conococha is undergoing a process of eutrophication (overpopulation of plants and algae due to pollution), being the main reasons: livestock raising, blackwater from the surrounding villages, and disposal of solid waste on the lake shores.