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 3,7903790 km2 of the Titicaca lake's total 8.562 km2 are inside Bolivian borders 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 La Paz Alalay Lake Cochabamba Allqa Quta La Paz Aquiles Lake Beni Araré Lake Beni Aricare Lake Beni Awallamaya Lake La Paz Bahia Toco Largo Lake Santa Cruz Bellavista Lake Santa Cruz Bolivia Lake Beni Bravo Lake Beni Buenos Aires Lake (Bolivia) Beni Cáceres Lake Santa Cruz Cacha Lake La Paz Cachimbo Lake Beni Carreras Lake Beni Ch'alla Quta ≈ La Paz Chaplín Lake Santa Cruz Chilata Lake La Paz Chillwa Quta ≈ La Paz Ch'iyar Quta (La Paz) La Paz Ch'uxña Quta (Charasani) La Paz Ch'uxña Quta (Curva) La Paz Ch'uxña Quta (Murillo) La Paz Coipasa Lake Oruro Cololo Lake La Paz Colorado Lake Beni Concepción Lake Santa Cruz Consuelo Lake Santa Cruz Corani Lake Cochabamba Coranto Lake Potosí Coruto Lake Potosí El Encanto Lake Beni El Océano Lake Beni El Triunfo Lake Beni España Lake Santa Cruz Francia Lake Beni Guachuna Lake Beni Guayaques Lake Potosí Huachi Lake Beni Huaytunas Lake Beni Isirere Lake Beni Jach'a Quta (Aroma) La Paz Jach'a Quta (Murillo) La Paz Jach'a Quta (Sud Yungas) La Paz Janq'u Qala Lake La Paz Janq'u Quta (Batallas) La Paz Janq'u Quta (El Alto) La Paz Janq'u Quta (Larecaja) La Paz Jara Lake Beni Jayu Quta (Carangas) Oruro Juri Quta (Batallas) La Paz Juri Quta (Pukarani) La Paz Kalina Lake Potosí Kara Lake Potosí K'ayrani Quta La Paz K'iski Quta La Paz La Angostura Lake Cochabamba La Gaiba Lake Santa Cruz La Laguna Lake Chuquisaca La Porfía Lake Beni La Sarca Lake Beni Laguna Azul (Bolivia) Beni Laguna Capina Potosí Laguna Celeste Potosí Laguna Glaciar La Paz Laguna Grande (Bolivia) Tarija Laguna Hedionda (Sud Lípez) Potosí Laguna Larga (Bolivia) Beni Laguna Verde (Beni) Beni Laguna Verde (Comarapa) Santa Cruz Laguna Victoria Beni Laram Quta (El Alto) La Paz Laram Quta (Inquisivi) La Paz Laram Quta (La Paz) La Paz Laram Quta (Los Andes) La Paz Laram Quta (Sud Yungas) La Paz Larati Lake Cochabamba Las Habras Lake Beni Lawrawani Lake La Paz Luru Mayu Lake Potosí Mancornadas Lake Beni Mandioré Lake Santa Cruz Maracaibo Lake (Bolivia) Beni Marfil Lake Santa Cruz Matuwal Lake Beni Mentiroso Lake Pando Milluni Lake La Paz Mirim Lake (Bolivia) Santa Cruz Murillo Lake Pando Navidad Lake Beni Nuevo Mundo Lake Beni Omoro Lake Beni Pajaral Lake Beni Parina Quta (Bolivia-Peru) La Paz Parina Quta (Oruro) Oruro Pastos Grandes Lake Potosí Phaq'u Quta La Paz Pistola Lake Santa Cruz Portia Lake Beni Q'ara Quta (La Paz) La Paz Rodeo Lake Cochabamba Rogagua Lake Beni Sajama Lake Oruro San Antonio Lake (Bolivia) Beni San Francisco Lake Beni San Jorge Lake Beni San José Lake Beni San Lorenzo Lake Beni San Pedro Lake Beni San Roque Lake (Bolivia) Beni Sirk'i Quta La Paz Suárez Lake Beni Suches Lake La Paz Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí) La Paz Taborga Lake Santa Cruz Tacuaral Lake Beni T'ala Qucha Potosí Tanguina Lake Beni Tapada Lake Beni Taypi Chaka Quta La Paz Tejas Lake Santa Cruz Todos Santos Lake Beni Tumichuqua Lake Beni Uberaba Lake Santa Cruz Urqu Qucha (Bolivia) Potosí Uru Uru Lake Oruro Ventarrón Lake Pando Volcán Lake Santa Cruz Wallatani Lake La Paz Waña Quta (Cochabamba) Cochabamba Waña Quta (La Paz) La Paz Warawara Lake (Cochabamba) Cochabamba Warawara Lake (Oruro) Oruro Warus Quta (Larecaja) La Paz Warus Quta (Loayza) La Paz Watir Quta La Paz Yusala Lake Beni Zapaleri Lake Potosí
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See also List of lakes in Beni Department