Data Summary: Lago de Valencia (Lake Valencia)
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| Site Name |
SAM-05 |
Photo: A. Infante |
| Lake Name |
Lago de Valencia (Lake Valencia) |
| State |
Carabobo |
| Country |
Venezuela |
| Latitude |
10:1N |
| Longitude |
67:4W |
| Altitude [m] |
405 |
| Surface area [m2] |
350,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
6,300,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
39 |
Mean depth [m] |
18 |
| Water level control |
Unregulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
- |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
117,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
0 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
2646000000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2847 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
17.3 |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
Monomictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
- |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
7000 |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
2660 |
| Population |
1619744 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
492 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
67.9 |
Agricultural land [%] |
26.4 |
Others [%] |
5.7 |
| Siltation |
Serious |
Toxic Contamination |
Serious |
| Eutrophication |
Serious |
Acidification |
- |
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