Lake Uru Uru

11 Nov 2024 10:47:23 am

Tags : Lake Uru Uru

Topic: Lakes

Why in the news?

Volunteers take part in a campaign to clean the banks of Lake Uru Uru in Bolivia’s Oruro. The lake is contaminated with mineral sediments and garbage, and since 2021, annual clean-ups have helped reclaim some 47 acres that had been covered with trash.

Source: The Hindu

About Lake Uru Uru:

It is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia.
It is fed by the Desaguadero River and the Jach\'a Jawira.
It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 sq. km.
It is formed by the flow of the Desaguadero River at its mouth into Lake Poopó, over the extensive sedimentation known as \"Santo Tomás\".
- The river connects Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó.
There is contamination from run-off from nearby mines as the town Oruro is an industrial mining center. The lake is polluted by heavy metals such as cadmium, zinc, and arsenic.

Desaguadero River:

It is a river shared between Bolivia and Peru.
It drains Lake Titicaca from the southern part of the river basin, flowing south and draining approximately five percent of the lake\'s flood waters into Lake Uru Uru and Lake Poopó.
Its source in the north is very near the Peruvian border.
It supports indigenous communities such as the Uru Muratu community.

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