Ilave River

Ilave River or Río Ilave is a stream[1][2] in Peru, located in the Puno Region region,[3] on the Titicaca slope.[4][5][6] It flows into Lake Titicaca.

It has an elevation of 3,815 metres.

Iiave River has a hydrographic basin that covers 7705 km2. It has a length of 163 km.[7]

Río Ilave is situated nearby the localities Jullani and Huayllata.

When it overflow, it effects massive hectares of crops.[8][9] In recent years (2016-2023), its contamination has become an environmental challenge,[10][11][3] in addition to health issue.[12]

See also

  • Ilave

References

  1. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. ^ Dejoux, C. (2012-12-06). Lake Titicaca: A Synthesis of Limnological Knowledge. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 101. ISBN 978-94-011-2406-5.
  3. ^ a b "Recogen 10 toneladas de basura del rio Ilave". www.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  4. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Ríos de la vertiente del Titicaca mantendrían caudales inferiores en enero". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  5. ^ Dillian, Carolyn D.; White, Carolyn L. (2009-12-05). Trade and Exchange: Archaeological Studies from History and Prehistory. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-4419-1072-1.
  6. ^ Aldenderfer, Mark; Cohen, Amanada; Stanish, Charles (2005-12-31). Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology-1. ISD LLC. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-938770-33-3.
  7. ^ Técnico Evaluación Hidrológica Cuenca Lago Titicaca 2006-07, (in Spanish), senamhi.gob.pe
  8. ^ "Desborde del rió Ilave afecta mas de 70 hectáreas de cultivo". Radio Onda Azul (in Spanish). 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  9. ^ Central, Redacción. "Nivel del agua del lago Titicaca baja 97 centímetros en las últimas semanas". ABI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  10. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Puno: más de 400 voluntarios recogen cerca de 10 toneladas de basura del río Ilave". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  11. ^ Perú, Redes sociales ANA (2016-12-09). "Estudiantes peruanos recolectan una tonelada de basura en ribera del río Ilave en Puno". iAgua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  12. ^ "Población de Ilave consume agua de río contaminado » Regional | Diario Los Andes » Noticias Puno Perú". www.losandes.com.pe. Retrieved 2023-02-25.

Further reading

  • Rigsby, Catherine A; Baker, Paul A; Aldenderfer, Mark S (2003-05-15). "Fluvial history of the Rio Ilave valley, Peru, and its relationship to climate and human history" (PDF). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. Late-quaternary palaeoclimates of the southern tropical Andes and adjacent regions. 194 (1): 165–185. doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00276-1. ISSN 0031-0182.
  • Craig, Nathan (2005), The Formation of Early Settled Villages and the Emergence of Leadership: A Test of Three Theoretical Models in the Rio Ilave, Lake Titicaca Basin, Southern Peru (PDF), Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California Santa Barbara, Bibcode:2005PhDT.......140C, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011, retrieved 9 February 2007

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