Desaguadero River
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The Desaguadero River is a major river of the Altiplano in South America that drains Lake Titicaca and flows southward through Bolivia toward Lake Poopó.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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river → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Río Desaguadero
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| associatedWith |
Aymara communities
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traditional fishing → |
| basinCountry |
Bolivia
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Peru → |
| borderFunction |
forms part of the border between Bolivia and Peru
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| climateZone |
high-altitude semi-arid
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| connects |
Lake Poopó
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Lake Titicaca → |
| continent |
South America
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| country |
Bolivia
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| countrySubdivision |
La Paz Department
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Oruro Department → Puno Region → |
| drainageBasin |
Poopó basin
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Titicaca basin → |
| drains |
Lake Titicaca
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| ecoregion |
Central Andean dry puna
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Central Andean wet puna → |
| flowDirection |
southward
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| flowsInto |
Lake Poopó
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| flowsThrough |
Bolivia
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| hasBridge |
Binational bridge at Desaguadero town
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| hasTownOnBanks |
Desaguadero
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| hydrologicalRole |
principal outlet of Lake Titicaca
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| length |
approximately 320 kilometers
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| locatedIn |
Altiplano
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Andes → |
| majorUse |
irrigation
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livestock watering → local transportation → |
| mouth |
Lake Poopó
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| mouthElevation |
approximately 3686 meters
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| partOf |
Titicaca–Desaguadero–Poopó–Salar de Coipasa system
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| region |
Altiplano
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| risk |
reduced flow due to climate change
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salinization of soils in lower basin → |
| salinityTrend |
increases downstream
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| source |
Lake Titicaca
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| sourceElevation |
approximately 3810 meters
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| subjectTo |
seasonal flow variation
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water diversion for agriculture → |
| waterSystem |
endorheic basin
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| waterType |
freshwater to brackish
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Desaguadero River
("Río Desaguadero")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Poopó Lake
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hydrologicalConnectionVia |
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Poopó Lake
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inflow |
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Lake Titicaca
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outflow |