List of lakes of Bolivia

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List of lakes of Bolivia - Wikipedia

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The geography and climate of Bolivia has led to the formation a wide variety of lakes, from salt saturated lakes in the Altiplano to oxbow lakes in the eastern lowlands. Many of Bolivias lakes are formed only seasonally during the austral summer and remains for the rest of the year as salt flats in the altiplano or swamps in the eastern lowlands.

Lakes in the Altiplano basin

All major lakes in the Altiplano belong to the same endorheic basin that when supplied with enough water ends at Salar de Uyuni. Many of the lakes in the altiplano show large fluctuations in area like Poopó Lake that has dried up several times through history. The salt flats of Coipasa and Uyuni have only very small surfaces where water can be observed through all year but are covered each year in summer by up to one meter of water.

Lakes with an area of more than 100 km² in the Altiplano
Name	Area (km²)	Surface elevation	Max depth	Salinity
Titicaca	3,790^{[i 1]}	3,810 m.a.s.l.	281 m	Brackish
Poopó Lake	1,000	3,686 m.a.s.l.		Brackish
Salar de Coipasa	2,218	3,657 m.a.s.l.	-	Saturated in salt
Salar de Uyuni	10,582	3,663 m.a.s.l.	-	Saturated in salt
Uru Uru	214	3,686 m.a.s.l.	1.5 m	Brackish to salt

Lakes in the lowlands

Lakes in the lowlands with an area of more than 100 km²
Name	Area	Surface elevation	Max depth	Salinity
Huaytunas	329.5 km²	146 m.a.s.l.	-	Fresh
Rogaguado	315 km²	143 m.a.s.l.	-	Fresh
Rogagua	155.6 km²	164 m.a.s.l.	-	Fresh
Guachuna	102.8 km²	150 m.a.s.l.	-	Fresh
El Océano	100 km²	-	-	Fresh

Lakes by department

Name	Elevation	Area	Department
Achiri Lake	3,876 m (12,717 ft)	2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi)	La Paz
Alalay Lake	3,686 m (12,093 ft)	2.4 km² (0.93 sq mi)	Cochabamba
Allqa Quta	4,537 m (14,885 ft)		La Paz
Aquiles Lake	224 m (735 ft)	19 km² (7.3 sq mi)	Beni
Araré Lake	160 m (520 ft)	68 km² (26 sq mi)	Beni
Aricare Lake	180 m (590 ft)	10.33 km² (3.99 sq mi)	Beni
Awallamaya Lake	3,825 m (12,549 ft)	96 km² (37 sq mi)	La Paz
Bahia Toco Largo Lake	165 m (541 ft)	6.5 km² (2.5 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Bellavista Lake	200 m (660 ft)	24.8 km² (9.6 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Bolivia Lake	166 m (545 ft)	11 km² (4.2 sq mi)	Beni
Bravo Lake	167 m (548 ft)	25.7 km² (9.9 sq mi)	Beni
Buenos Aires Lake (Bolivia)	206 m (676 ft)	7.6 km² (2.9 sq mi)	Beni
Cáceres Lake	150 m (490 ft)	26.5 to 200 km² (10.2 to 77.2 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Cacha Lake	4,670 m (15,320 ft)	0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi)	La Paz
Cachimbo Lake	196 m (643 ft)	26.56 km² (10.25 sq mi)	Beni
Carreras Lake	135 m (443 ft)	13 km² (5.0 sq mi)	Beni
Ch'alla Quta	≈ 4,700 m (15,400 ft)		La Paz
Chaplín Lake	190 m (620 ft)	13 km² (5.0 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Chilata Lake	5,030 m (16,500 ft)	0.05 km² (0.019 sq mi)	La Paz
Chillwa Quta	≈ 4,300 m (14,100 ft)		La Paz
Ch'iyar Quta (La Paz)	4,700 m (15,400 ft)		La Paz
Ch'uxña Quta (Charasani)	4,454 m (14,613 ft)		La Paz
Ch'uxña Quta (Curva)	5,543 m (18,186 ft)		La Paz
Ch'uxña Quta (Murillo)	4,960 m (16,270 ft)		La Paz
Coipasa Lake	3,657 m (11,998 ft)	806 km² (311 sq mi)	Oruro
Cololo Lake	4,538 m (14,888 ft)	5.2 km² (2.0 sq mi)	La Paz
Colorado Lake	4,278 m (14,035 ft)	15.93 km² (6.15 sq mi)	Beni
Concepción Lake	248 m (814 ft)	158 km² (61 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Consuelo Lake		2.6 km² (1.0 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Corani Lake		18 km² (6.9 sq mi)	Cochabamba
Coranto Lake	4,382 m (14,377 ft)	7.6 km² (2.9 sq mi)	Potosí
Coruto Lake	4,505 m (14,780 ft)	15.8 km² (6.1 sq mi)	Potosí
El Encanto Lake	170 m (560 ft)	4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi)	Beni
El Océano Lake		100 km² (39 sq mi)	Beni
El Triunfo Lake		19.3 km² (7.5 sq mi)	Beni
España Lake		34 km² (13 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Francia Lake		5.6 km² (2.2 sq mi)	Beni
Guachuna Lake	150 m (490 ft)	102.8 km² (39.7 sq mi)	Beni
Guayaques Lake		1.43 km² (0.55 sq mi)	Potosí
Huachi Lake	173 m (568 ft)	67 km² (26 sq mi)	Beni
Huaytunas Lake	146 m (479 ft)	329.5 km² (127.2 sq mi)	Beni
Isirere Lake	258 m (846 ft)	19.3 km² (7.5 sq mi)	Beni
Jach'a Quta (Aroma)			La Paz
Jach'a Quta (Murillo)	3,760 m (12,340 ft)		La Paz
Jach'a Quta (Sud Yungas)			La Paz
Janq'u Qala Lake	4,489 m (14,728 ft)		La Paz
Janq'u Quta (Batallas)	4,940 m (16,210 ft)		La Paz
Janq'u Quta (El Alto)	4,664 m (15,302 ft)	1.8 km² (0.69 sq mi)	La Paz
Janq'u Quta (Larecaja)			La Paz
Jara Lake	191 m (627 ft)	16.5 km² (6.4 sq mi)	Beni
Jayu Quta (Carangas)		7.83 km² (3.02 sq mi)	Oruro
Juri Quta (Batallas)	4,596 m (15,079 ft)		La Paz
Juri Quta (Pukarani)	4,932 m (16,181 ft)		La Paz
Kalina Lake	4,525 m (14,846 ft)	20.6 km² (8.0 sq mi)	Potosí
Kara Lake	4,522 m (14,836 ft)	13 km² (5.0 sq mi)	Potosí
K'ayrani Quta			La Paz
K'iski Quta			La Paz
La Angostura Lake	2,700 m (8,900 ft)	10.5 km² (4.1 sq mi)	Cochabamba
La Gaiba Lake	160 m (520 ft)	98 km² (38 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
La Laguna Lake	2,926 m (9,600 ft)	7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi)	Chuquisaca
La Porfía Lake		58.5 km² (22.6 sq mi)	Beni
La Sarca Lake	136 m (446 ft)	26 km² (10 sq mi)	Beni
Laguna Azul (Bolivia)		6.1 km² (2.4 sq mi)	Beni
Laguna Celeste	4,529 m (14,859 ft)	2.3 km² (0.89 sq mi)	Potosí
Laguna Glaciar	5,038 m (16,529 ft)	0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi)	La Paz
Laguna Grande (Bolivia)	3,638 m (11,936 ft)	6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi)	Tarija
Laguna Hedionda (Sud Lípez)	4,532 m (14,869 ft)	3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi)	Potosí
Laguna Larga (Bolivia)	148 m (486 ft)	100 km² (39 sq mi)	Beni
Laguna Verde (Beni)	175 m (574 ft)	4.53 km² (1.75 sq mi)	Beni
Laguna Verde (Comarapa)	2,419 m (7,936 ft)	0.002 km² (0.00077 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Laguna Victoria	201 m (659 ft)	25 km² (9.7 sq mi)	Beni
Laram Quta (El Alto)	4,556 m (14,948 ft)		La Paz
Laram Quta (Inquisivi)	4,862 m (15,951 ft)		La Paz
Laram Quta (La Paz)			La Paz
Laram Quta (Los Andes)	3,850 m (12,630 ft)		La Paz
Laram Quta (Sud Yungas)			La Paz
Larati Lake	3,585 m (11,762 ft)	1.36 km² (0.53 sq mi)	Cochabamba
Las Habras Lake	136 m (446 ft)	73 km² (28 sq mi)	Beni
Lawrawani Lake	4,475 m (14,682 ft)		La Paz
Luru Mayu Lake	4,666 m (15,308 ft)	12 km² (4.6 sq mi)	Potosí
Mancornadas Lake	163 m (535 ft)	74.16 km² (28.63 sq mi)	Beni
Mandioré Lake	90 m (300 ft)	152 km² (59 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Maracaibo Lake (Bolivia)	177 m (581 ft)	15.8 km² (6.1 sq mi)	Beni
Marfil Lake	246 m (807 ft)	97.5 km² (37.6 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Matuwal Lake		6.83 km² (2.64 sq mi)	Beni
Mentiroso Lake	140 m (460 ft)	6.9 km² (2.7 sq mi)	Pando
Milluni Lake	4,565 m (14,977 ft)	2.37 km² (0.92 sq mi)	La Paz
Mirim Lake (Bolivia)		15.8 km² (6.1 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Murillo Lake	140 m (460 ft)	7.6 km² (2.9 sq mi)	Pando
Navidad Lake	160 m (520 ft)	22.5 km² (8.7 sq mi)	Beni
Nuevo Mundo Lake	180 m (590 ft)	57.7 km² (22.3 sq mi)	Beni
Omoro Lake	193 m (633 ft)	6 km² (2.3 sq mi)	Beni
Pajaral Lake	200 m (660 ft)	9.3 km² (3.6 sq mi)	Beni
Parina Quta (Bolivia-Peru)	4,216 m (13,832 ft)		La Paz
Parina Quta (Oruro)	3,753 m (12,313 ft)		Oruro
Pastos Grandes Lake	4,330 m (14,210 ft)	120 km² (46 sq mi)	Potosí
Phaq'u Quta	4,667 m (15,312 ft)		La Paz
Pistola Lake		33.52 km² (12.94 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Portia Lake	200 m (660 ft)	28 km² (11 sq mi)	Beni
Q'ara Quta (La Paz)	4,400 m (14,400 ft)		La Paz
Rodeo Lake	3,485 m (11,434 ft)	0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi)	Cochabamba
Rogagua Lake		155 km² (60 sq mi)	Beni
Sajama Lake		0.3 km² (0.12 sq mi)	Oruro
San Antonio Lake (Bolivia)	205 m (673 ft)	26 km² (10 sq mi)	Beni
San Francisco Lake	138 m (453 ft)	12.7 km² (4.9 sq mi)	Beni
San Jorge Lake	160 m (520 ft)	68.6 km² (26.5 sq mi)	Beni
San José Lake	202 m (663 ft)	14.7 km² (5.7 sq mi)	Beni
San Lorenzo Lake	178 m (584 ft)	26.2 km² (10.1 sq mi)	Beni
San Pedro Lake	207 m (679 ft)	21.9 km² (8.5 sq mi)	Beni
San Roque Lake (Bolivia)	190 m (620 ft)	4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi)	Beni
Sirk'i Quta	4,814 m (15,794 ft)		La Paz
Suárez Lake		6 km² (2.3 sq mi)	Beni
Suches Lake	4,605 m (15,108 ft)	14.2 km² (5.5 sq mi)	La Paz
Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí)	4,491 m (14,734 ft)		La Paz
Taborga Lake	200 m (660 ft)	25.5 km² (9.8 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Tacuaral Lake	170 m (560 ft)	16.7 km² (6.4 sq mi)	Beni
T'ala Qucha			Potosí
Tanguina Lake	176 m (577 ft)	14.8 km² (5.7 sq mi)	Beni
Tapada Lake	206 m (676 ft)	19.01 km² (7.34 sq mi)	Beni
Taypi Chaka Quta	4,412 m (14,475 ft)		La Paz
Tejas Lake		5.41 km² (2.09 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Todos Santos Lake	193 m (633 ft)	4.12 km² (1.59 sq mi)	Beni
Tumichuqua Lake		3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi)	Beni
Uberaba Lake	190 m (620 ft)	400 km² (150 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Urqu Qucha (Bolivia)			Potosí
Uru Uru Lake	3,686 m (12,093 ft)	214 km² (83 sq mi)	Oruro
Ventarrón Lake	185 m (607 ft)	2.5 km² (0.97 sq mi)	Pando
Volcán Lake		0.059 km² (0.023 sq mi)	Santa Cruz
Wallatani Lake	4,939 m (16,204 ft)		La Paz
Waña Quta (Cochabamba)	2,752 m (9,029 ft)		Cochabamba
Waña Quta (La Paz)	4,761 m (15,620 ft)		La Paz
Warawara Lake (Cochabamba)	4,105 m (13,468 ft)		Cochabamba
Warawara Lake (Oruro)			Oruro
Warus Quta (Larecaja)			La Paz
Warus Quta (Loayza)			La Paz
Watir Quta			La Paz
Yusala Lake	170 m (560 ft)	13.67 km² (5.28 sq mi)	Beni
Zapaleri Lake	4,608 m (15,118 ft)	2 km² (0.77 sq mi)	Potosí

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Notes

^ 3790 km² of the Titicaca lake's total 8.562 km² are inside Bolivian borders

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