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Lake Lagunillas

Coordinates: 15°43′30″S 70°44′08″W / 15.725°S 70.735556°W / -15.725; -70.735556
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Lake Lagunillas
The lake Lagunillas with the Sillapaka mountain range in the background (on the left).
Lake Lagunillas is located in Peru
Lake Lagunillas
Lake Lagunillas
LocationPuno Region
Coordinates15°43′30″S 70°44′08″W / 15.725°S 70.735556°W / -15.725; -70.735556
Basin countriesPeru
Surface elevationc. 4,250 m (13,900 ft)

Lake Lagunillas is a lake in the Andes of far southeastern Peru. Lagunillas is at an altitude of about 4,250 m (13,900 ft) and it is located just northwest of Lake Saracocha. These two lakes are part of the system drained by the Coata River, which flows in a generally easterly direction until entering westernmost Lake Titicaca, about 50 km (30 mi) from Lake Lagunillas as the crow flies.[1][2]

In 2014, the pupfish Orestias luteus made up slightly more than 70% of catches in fisheries, with the remaining being the introduced rainbow trout, a species also farmed in the lake.[3] Lake Lagunillas is home to the unusual and relatively large "escomeli" form of the Titicaca water frog.[1]

Climate

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Climate data for Lake Lagunillas, elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8)
13.8
(56.8)
13.5
(56.3)
14.2
(57.6)
14.0
(57.2)
13.2
(55.8)
13.2
(55.8)
14.1
(57.4)
15.2
(59.4)
16.2
(61.2)
16.4
(61.5)
15.2
(59.4)
14.4
(57.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
7.6
(45.7)
7.4
(45.3)
7.1
(44.8)
5.6
(42.1)
4.1
(39.4)
4.0
(39.2)
4.7
(40.5)
6.2
(43.2)
7.3
(45.1)
7.9
(46.2)
7.8
(46.0)
6.4
(43.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
1.3
(34.3)
1.3
(34.3)
−0.1
(31.8)
−2.8
(27.0)
−5.0
(23.0)
−5.2
(22.6)
−4.8
(23.4)
−2.9
(26.8)
−1.7
(28.9)
−0.7
(30.7)
0.4
(32.7)
−1.6
(29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 163
(6.4)
139
(5.5)
114
(4.5)
41
(1.6)
9
(0.4)
3
(0.1)
2
(0.1)
7
(0.3)
13
(0.5)
27
(1.1)
51
(2.0)
97
(3.8)
666
(26.3)
Average relative humidity (%) 63 63 62 53 46 45 44 43 42 42 46 52 50
Source: Plataforma digital única del Estado Peruano[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Vellard, J. (1992). "The Amphibia". In C. Dejoux; A. Iltis (eds.). Lake Titicaca: a synthesis of limnological knowledge. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 449–557. ISBN 0-7923-1663-0.
  2. ^ Benavides, E.; J.C. Ortiz; J.W. Sites, JR. (2002). "Species boundaries among the Telmatobius (Anura : Leptodactylidae) of the Lake Titicaca basin: Allozyme and morphological evidence". Herpetologica. 58 (1): 31–55. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0031:SBATTA]2.0.CO;2.
  3. ^ IMARPE; PELT (2014). "Monitoreo ecológico y limnológico de la Laguna de Lagunillas, Lampa - Puno (Convenio IMARPE-PELT)". IMARPE - Laboratorio Continental de Puno. 1: 1–53. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.1592.6004.
  4. ^ "PLAN DIRECTOR GLOBAL BINACIONAL DE PROTECCION - PREVENCION DE INUNDACIONES V APROVECHAMIENTO DE LOS RECURSOS DEL LAGO TITICACA, RIO DESAGUADERO, LAGO POOPO V LAGO SALAR E COIPASA (SISTEMA T.D.P.S.) ESTUDIO DE CLIMATOLOGIA" (PDF). The European Commission (EC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  • INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 26