List of lakes in Bolivia

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This is a list of important lakes and dams in Bolivia . At least periodically, water-filled salt and freshwater lakes, including shallow lakes and reservoirs, are recorded.

Name of the body of water surface Water depth Height above M. Geographical location Department Remarks
Uyuni salt lake 12,000 km²   3,653 m ! 479.7000005432.400000520 ° 18′00 ″  S , 067 ° 36′00 ″  W. Potosí Salt lake - dried up almost all year round
Lake Titicaca 8,288 km² 281 m 3,810 m ! 484.1666675430.666667515 ° 50 ′ 00 ″  S , 069 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  W. La Paz Largest freshwater lake in South America
Coipasa salt lake 2,200 km² 3,658 m ! 480.6166675431.833333519 ° 23 ′ 00 ″  S , 068 ° 10 ′ 00 ″  W. Oruro salt lake
Poopó lake 1,340 km² ≥ 3 m 3,686 m ! 481.4500005432.916667518 ° 33 ′ 00 ″  S , 067 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  W. Oruro
Huaytunas Lake 329.5 km²   146 m ! 487.0833335434.483333512 ° 55 ′ 00 ″  S , 065 ° 31 ′ 00 ″  W. Beni  
Uru-Uru Lake 260 km² 1.5 m 3,686 m ! 481.9333335432.916667518 ° 04 ′ 00 ″  S , 067 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  W. Oruro
Laguna Concepción 200-58 km² 248 m ! 482.5000005438.616667517 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  S , 061 ° 23 ′ 00 ″  W. Santa Cruz
Rogagua lake 155 km² 173 m ! 486.0333335433.016667513 ° 58′00 ″  S , 066 ° 59′00 ″  W. Beni
Laguna Conguagua 68.6 km² 160 m ! 484.1833335436.150000515 ° 49'00 "  S , 063 ° 51'00"  W. Beni
Laguna Colorada 60 km² ≥ 1.5 m 4,560 m ! 477.8013895432.218889522 ° 11 ′ 55 ″  S , 067 ° 46 ′ 52 ″  W. Potosí
Laguna Nuevo Mundo 57.6 km² 175 m ! 484.1666675435.716667515 ° 50 ′ 00 ″  S , 064 ° 17 ′ 00 ″  W. Beni / Santa Cruz
Laguna Bellavista 25-35 km² 159 m ! 486.3833335438.466667513 ° 37′00 ″  S , 061 ° 32′00 ″  W. Santa Cruz
Laguna San Pedro 22 km² 140 m ! 486.8555565437.046667513 ° 08 ′ 40 ″  S , 062 ° 57 ′ 12 ″  W. Beni
Corani lake 18 km² 3,250 m ! 482.7333335434.100000517 ° 16′00 ″  S , 065 ° 54′00 ″  W. Cochabamba Reservoir
Laguna Tanguiña 12.9 km² 141 m ! 486.9861115437.127778513 ° 00 ′ 50 ″  S , 062 ° 52 ′ 20 ″  W. Beni
Laguna San Francisco 12.7 km² 138 m ! 486.9008335437.039444513 ° 05 ′ 57 ″  S , 062 ° 57 ′ 38 ″  W. Beni
Laguna Blanca 10.9 km² 4,350 m ! 477.2000005432.200000522 ° 48′00 ″  S , 067 ° 48′00 ″  W. Potosí
Laguna La Angostura 10.5 km²   2,700 m ! 482.4666675433.905556517 ° 32 ′ 00 ″  S , 066 ° 05 ′ 40 ″  W. Cochabamba Reservoir
Laguna Grande approx. 8 km² 3,645 m ! 478.2086115434.911389521 ° 47 ′ 29 ″  S , 065 ° 05 ′ 19 ″  W. Tarija drainless
Laguna Tatarenda 5.64 km²   700 m ! 480.9055565436.505556519 ° 05 ′ 40 ″  S , 063 ° 29 ′ 40 ″  W. Santa Cruz drainless
Laguna Verde 5.2 km² 4,350 m ! 477.2061115432.162222522 ° 47 ′ 38 ″  S , 067 ° 50 ′ 16 ″  W. Potosí Hot Springs
Laguna Tajzara 4.34 km² 3,663 m ! 478.2800005434.930556521 ° 43 ′ 12 ″  S , 065 ° 04 ′ 10 ″  W. Tarija drainless
Laguna San Francisco 0.8 km² 4,492 m ! 484.0611115431.464722515 ° 56 ′ 20 ″  S , 068 ° 32 ′ 07 ″  W. La Paz
Laguna Lagunillas 0.6 km² 4,114 m ! 480.7833335433.716667519 ° 13 ′ 00 ″  S , 066 ° 17 ′ 00 ″  W. Oruro
Waña Quta 0.5 km² 4,350 m ! 481.9544445431.065000518 ° 02 ′ 44 ″  S , 068 ° 56 ′ 06 ″  W. Oruro Source lake of the Río Sajama
Jayu Quta 0.12 km² 3,650 m ! 480.5363895432.567778519 ° 27 ′ 49 ″  S , 067 ° 25 ′ 56 ″  W. Oruro Maar