HydroLAKES lake · #120998
Laguna Baya
Natural lakeArgentinaSouth America 4305 m
Surface area
1,87km²
Avg depth
8,9m
Volume
16,65km³
Shoreline
5,1km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- BelénCatamarca · Argentina1.80 km²96.1% of lake
- Antofagasta de la SierraCatamarca · Argentina0.07 km²3.9% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Lagunas Altoandinas y Puneñas de Catamarca
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1.87 km² overlap
Laguna Blanca
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
1.87 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 distinct species · 1 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
1,87km²
Avg depth
8,9m
Volume
16,650km³
Watershed
104km²
Shoreline
5,1km
Shore dev. idx
1,06
Residence time
244days
Elevation
4 305m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.