Lake Titicaca
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LAKE TITICACA Justin Burdine
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Lake Titicaca. Justin Burdine. Location. General Facts. 3800 meters above sea level Surface area: 8400 km 2 Volume: 930 km 3 Max Depth: 280 meters Water retention time: > 1000 years Over 3 million years old Monomictic. Cultural Significance - Past. Incan civilization Viracocha - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LAKE TITICACA
Justin Burdine
Location
General Facts 3800 meters above sea level Surface area: 8400 km2
Volume: 930 km3
Max Depth: 280 meters Water retention time: > 1000 years Over 3 million years old Monomictic
Cultural Significance - Past Incan civilization
Viracocha Origins Livelihood
Los Uros Indigenous group Live on lake
surface Rafts and boats
Lake Inputs/Outputs Evaporation accounts for 90% of outputs Remaining 10% through Rio
Desaguadero
Inputs of rainfall and runoff occur during the rainy season (January – March)
Water balance
Bahía de Puno
Cruz et al. (2006)
Eutrophication Wastewater from UNA ((Universidad
Nacional del Altiplano), the city, and nearby towns
Poorly constructed sewage plant that is not updated to growing population Overflows in rainy season
Anoxic conditions in higher water depths Study looks at water degradation
between 1970 and 2005.
Lemna
Harm to bystanders Indigenous populations Livestock near lake Humans using lake for recreation Tourism (floating boom)
Fascioliasis Transboundary planning Intervention to control
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