Detailed Data

Laguna Fuquene

Partner Living Lakes

Fundación Humedales

Partner Lake since

2000

Size

32 sq. km [km²]

Water volume

50 million of cubic m [m³]

Maximum depth

approx. 5.5 m

Mean depth

1.5 m

Sea level

2,539 m

Catchment area

1,752 sq. km [km²]

In-flows

1 (Ubaté River)

Out-flows

1 (Suárez River)

Salinity

fresh water

Precipitation per year

1,022 mm

Mean air temperature

17.7 °C

Completely frozen over

never

Location

Columbia

Vegetation

tropical forest

Inhabitants

181,000

Biggest problem

sedimentation, water pollution, eutrophication