Laguna de Arenal (Arenalsee) travel guide

Lake Arenal is a reservoir in Costa Rica, formed by enlarging an existing small lake of the same name by the completion of a dam in 1979. It is located near the Arenal Volcano and the Monteverde cloud forest, at Lake Arenal is the key driver in a nationwide hydroelectric project that currently produces the majority of electricity for the entire country.. Water depth generally varies between 100 and 200 feet. The communities of "old" Arenal and Tronadora were submerged by the expanded lake.
From November through April the dependable strong winds attract windsurfers to its western end.
Real estate in the Lake Arenal region of Costa Rica is exploding perhaps due to the high prices for beach front and ocean view properties in Costa Rica. (...)