| Lake Lagunillas | |
|---|---|
.png) The lake Lagunillas with the Sillapaka mountain range in the background (on the left). | |
  Lake Lagunillas | |
| Location | Puno Region |
| Coordinates | 15°43′30″S 70°44′08″W / 15.725°S 70.735556°W / -15.725; -70.735556 |
| Basin countries | Peru |
| Surface elevation | c. 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.
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. Lake Lagunillas is home to the unusual and relatively large "escomeli" form of the Titicaca water frog.
Climate
| 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 | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "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
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