Poopo
IUCN Not ReportedNational Heritage Ecological Reserve · 2002
1 299 km²
Province · BOL
Saucarí
Bolivia
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
40
Observations
129
Area
3 198,2km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
40 distinct species · 129 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,8°C
Annual rain
763mm
Warmest m°
19,2°C
Coldest m°
-3,0°C
Elevation: 3 706 m on average (min 3 686 m, max 4 537 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,8°C
Annual rain
763mm
Warmest month
19,2°C
Coldest month
-3,0°C
Mean alt.
3 706m
Min
3 686m
Max
4 537m
Std. dev.
49m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
54,4%
Silt
23,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
23,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
23,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
23,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops3.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil36.0%
Other (grassland, water…)60.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 27 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
152,5km
Lake surface here
385,85km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
102 963km²
Discharge in basins
374,9m³/s
Mean precip.
319mm/an
Mean T°
8,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
31mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
3 755m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Quebrada Layca Jahuirasub-area1 249,8 km²overlap646.61 km²20%
- Bassin de Rio Aromasub-area555,7 km²overlap522.92 km²16%
- Bassin de Rio Aromasub-area1 420,9 km²overlap519.36 km²16%
- Bassin de Rio Caquezasub-area1 766,1 km²overlap429.51 km²13%
- Bassin de Río Chuquichambisub-area1 652,1 km²overlap385.39 km²12%
- Basin #77520sub-area299,1 km²overlap276.90 km²9%
- Bassin de Río Desaguaderosub-area504,2 km²overlap237.30 km²7%
- Bassin de Rio Aromasub-area184,2 km²overlap82.85 km²3%
- Bassin de Quebrada Viscarresub-area1 982,8 km²overlap61.97 km²2%
5 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (27, top by area)
- Poopoarea2 247,9 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #20602area7,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #20561area4,9 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #20554area3,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #20579area3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lake #20621area2,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #20572area2,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #20603area1,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #20558area1,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
18 more lakes
- Lake #20557area1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1097350area0,9 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1096840area0,8 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1096889area0,7 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1097027area0,7 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1097137area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1097067area0,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1096862area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1097347area0,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1096992area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1096918area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1097001area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1097140area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1097126area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1097157area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1097049area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1097104area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1096997area0,1 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,9%
Pesticides
17,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN