Lago de Valencia

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Lago de Valencia is an inland lake in north-central Venezuela, known as one of the country's largest and most environmentally impacted bodies of water.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lake Valencia 7
Lago de Valencia canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
alsoKnownAs Lago de los Tacariguas
Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia
basinCountry Venezuela
basinPopulation densely populated urban and industrial area
country Venezuela
environmentalConcernFor aquatic biodiversity
drinking water sources nearby
public health
environmentalIssue algal blooms
eutrophication
fish mortality events
flooding of surrounding areas
industrial waste contamination
solid waste accumulation
untreated sewage discharge
water pollution
environmentalStatus heavily polluted
formedIn tectonic basin
hasCatchmentType closed drainage basin
hasClimate tropical
hasOutflow none (endorheic basin)
importance major inland water body of Venezuela
isEndorheic true
isLargest one of the largest inland lakes in Venezuela
locatedIn Aragua State
linked to: Aragua state

Carabobo State
linked to: Carabobo

north-central Venezuela
locatedOnContinent South America
mainUseCurrent limited recreation due to pollution
mainUseHistorical fishing
recreation
nearCity Guacara
Los Guayos
Maracay, Aragua
linked to: Maracay

Mariara
San Joaquín
Valencia, Carabobo
notableFor being one of Venezuela’s most environmentally impacted lakes
partOf Lago de Valencia basin
subjectOf environmental remediation projects
government cleanup plans
media reports on environmental crisis
scientific studies on eutrophication
threatensInfrastructure nearby housing developments
roads and services around the lake
waterType freshwater lake

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maracay nearBodyOfWater Lago de Valencia
Carabobo hasBodyOfWater Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia
Maumelle, Arkansas hasLake Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia
Valle de Aragua locatedNear Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia
Municipio Girardot locatedNear Lago de Valencia
Lago de Valencia alsoKnownAs Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia
Valencia Lake basin (inland) hasCentralFeature Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia
Valencia Lake basin (inland) contains Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia
Valencia Lake basin (inland) mainWaterBody Lake Valencia
linked to: Lago de Valencia