Data Summary: Lago Titicaca (Lake Titicaca)
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| Site Name |
SAM-04 |
Photo: T. Kira |
| Lake Name |
Lago Titicaca (Lake Titicaca) |
| State |
Puno, Peru; and La Paz, Bolivia |
| Country |
Peru and Bolivia |
| Latitude |
15:4S |
| Longitude |
69:4W |
| Altitude [m] |
3,812 |
| Surface area [m2] |
8,372,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
893,000,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
281 |
Mean depth [m] |
107 |
| Water level control |
Unregulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
- |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
1,125,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
1,343 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
58,000,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
3,034 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
Monomictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
6,327 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
890,300 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
12.3 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.4 |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.25 |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.004 |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.4 |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
83.7 |
Agricultural land [%] |
5.2 |
Others [%] |
11.1 |
| Siltation |
- |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
- |
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