Lago de Valencia
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Lago de Valencia is an inland lake in north-central Venezuela, known as one of the country's largest and most environmentally impacted bodies of water.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Valencia | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lake ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lago de los Tacariguas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinPopulation | densely populated urban and industrial area ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| environmentalConcernFor |
aquatic biodiversity
ⓘ
drinking water sources nearby ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
algal blooms
ⓘ
eutrophication ⓘ fish mortality events ⓘ flooding of surrounding areas ⓘ industrial waste contamination ⓘ solid waste accumulation ⓘ untreated sewage discharge ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | heavily polluted ⓘ |
| formedIn | tectonic basin ⓘ |
| hasCatchmentType | closed drainage basin ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | none (endorheic basin) ⓘ |
| importance | major inland water body of Venezuela ⓘ |
| isEndorheic | true ⓘ |
| isLargest | one of the largest inland lakes in Venezuela ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aragua State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carabobo State NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mainUseCurrent | limited recreation due to pollution ⓘ |
| mainUseHistorical |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Guacara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Guayos NERFINISHED ⓘ Maracay, Aragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariara NERFINISHED ⓘ San Joaquín NERFINISHED ⓘ Valencia, Carabobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Venezuela’s most environmentally impacted lakes ⓘ |
| partOf | Lago de Valencia basin ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental remediation projects
ⓘ
government cleanup plans ⓘ media reports on environmental crisis ⓘ scientific studies on eutrophication ⓘ |
| threatensInfrastructure |
nearby housing developments
ⓘ
roads and services around the lake ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Valencia