Poopó Lake
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Poopó Lake is a large, shallow saline lake in the Bolivian Andes, known for its fluctuating water levels and ecological importance to the surrounding Altiplano region.
Aliases (6)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water in Bolivia
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endorheic lake → salt lake → shallow lake → |
| averageDepth |
about 2–3 m
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| basinCountry |
Bolivia
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| climateType |
semi-arid highland climate
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| country |
Bolivia
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| drainageType |
closed basin
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| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 3686 m
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| geologicalSetting |
intermontane basin of the central Andes
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| hasEcologicalIssue |
habitat loss
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pollution from mining activities → water level decline → |
| hasHumanUse |
fishing
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subsistence livelihoods for local communities → |
| hasSeasonalVariation |
strong seasonal water level changes
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| hydrologicalConnectionFrom |
Lake Titicaca
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| hydrologicalConnectionVia |
Desaguadero River
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| inflow |
Desaguadero River
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Laca Jahuira River NERFINISHED → Marquez River NERFINISHED → |
| knownFor |
ecological importance for migratory birds
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fluctuating water levels → periodic drying → wetland habitat in the Altiplano → |
| locatedIn |
Altiplano
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Oruro Department → |
| locatedInEndorheicBasin |
Altiplano endorheic basin
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| locatedInMountainRange |
Andes
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| locatedOnContinent |
South America
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| maximumDepth |
about 5 m
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| namedAfter |
Poopó Province
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| nearSettlement |
Challapata
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Poopó → |
| outflow |
Uru Uru Lake
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| partOf |
Lake Titicaca–Desaguadero River–Poopó Lake–Salar de Coipasa system
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| recognizedAs |
important wetland for birds
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| region |
central Bolivian Altiplano
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| salinity |
variable salinity
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| supportsSpecies |
Andean flamingo
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Chilean flamingo → James's flamingo → various migratory waterbirds → |
| surfaceArea |
highly variable
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up to about 2700 km² at high water → |
| waterLossProcess |
evaporation
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| waterSource |
precipitation
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river inflow → |
| waterType |
brackish
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saline → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Oruro
("Uru Uru Lake")
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Oruro → |
nearbyWaterBody |
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Desaguadero River
("Titicaca–Desaguadero–Poopó–Salar de Coipasa system")
→
Poopó Lake ("Lake Titicaca–Desaguadero River–Poopó Lake–Salar de Coipasa system") → |
partOf |
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Desaguadero River
("Lake Poopó")
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connects |
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Desaguadero River
("Poopó basin")
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drainageBasin |
|
Desaguadero River
("Lake Poopó")
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flowsInto |
|
Altiplano plateau
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hasFeature |
|
Desaguadero River
("Lake Poopó")
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mouth |
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Poopó Lake
("Poopó")
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nearSettlement |