Impacto de las aguas superficiales en el aumento del nivel de las aguas del Lago Enriquillo
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Enriquillo Lake
Neyba mountain range
Bahoruco mountain range
surface water
Lago Enriquillo
sierra de Neyba
sierra de Bahoruco
agua superficial
Neyba mountain range
Bahoruco mountain range
surface water
Lago Enriquillo
sierra de Neyba
sierra de Bahoruco
agua superficial
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Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
A partir del 2014 el lago Enriquillo, localizado en el suroeste de la República Dominicana, empezó a evidenciar un continuo crecimiento en el nivel de sus aguas llegando, de 265 km2 hasta alrededor de 375 km2. Esto duró hasta el 2013 cuando se empezó a observar un decrecimiento paulatino hasta el momento. Durante todo este tiempo se han venido llevando a cabo investigaciones para determinar la causa, o causas, que dieron lugar a este fenómeno. Aunque se han planteado varias hipótesis sobre dicha crecida aún no existe un consenso generalizado sobre la crecida del lago. Lo que se plantea en este trabajo de investigación es que, exceptuando el aporte de aguas superficiales a través de eventos extremos, la mayor cantidad de agua que drena en el lago Enriquillo es a través del subsuelo, ya que la mayoría de los ríos y canales alrededor del lago han estado secos durante los últimos dos años. Gran parte del agua que fluye desde las sierras de Neyba y Bahoruco, desde el Norte y Sur respectivamente, es utilizada para riego y ganadería, en menor escala. El lago Enriquillo no recibe aporte de aguas superficiales desde la parte Oeste, y en cuanto al Este solo drena de manera continua el canal Cristóbal, el cual tiene un flujo que en gran medida depende del manejo de una compuerta y del uso para agricultura.
Starting in 2014, Lake Enriquillo, located in the southwest of the Dominican Republic, began to show a continuous increase in the level of its waters, which lasted until 2013 when a gradual decrease started up to date. The change in water surface went from 265 km2 to approximately 375 km2. During all this time, investigations have been carried out to determine the cause, or causes, that gave rise to this phenomenon. Although several hypotheses have been raised about this phenomenon, there is still no widespread consensus on the causes of the rise in the lake’s water. What is raised in this research is that, except for the contribution of surface water through extreme events, the largest amount of water that drains into Lake Enriquillo is through the subsoil, since most of the rivers and canals around the lake have been dry for the past two years. Much of the water flowing from the Neyba and Bahoruco mountain ranges, from the North and South respectively, is used for irrigation and livestock, on a smaller scale. Lake Enriquillo does not receive surface water from the west, and as far as the east, it only continuously drains water from Cristobal canal, which has a flow that largely depends on the handling of a dam and the use for agriculture.
Starting in 2014, Lake Enriquillo, located in the southwest of the Dominican Republic, began to show a continuous increase in the level of its waters, which lasted until 2013 when a gradual decrease started up to date. The change in water surface went from 265 km2 to approximately 375 km2. During all this time, investigations have been carried out to determine the cause, or causes, that gave rise to this phenomenon. Although several hypotheses have been raised about this phenomenon, there is still no widespread consensus on the causes of the rise in the lake’s water. What is raised in this research is that, except for the contribution of surface water through extreme events, the largest amount of water that drains into Lake Enriquillo is through the subsoil, since most of the rivers and canals around the lake have been dry for the past two years. Much of the water flowing from the Neyba and Bahoruco mountain ranges, from the North and South respectively, is used for irrigation and livestock, on a smaller scale. Lake Enriquillo does not receive surface water from the west, and as far as the east, it only continuously drains water from Cristobal canal, which has a flow that largely depends on the handling of a dam and the use for agriculture.
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Science, Environment and Climate; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018): Science, Environment and Climate; 9-21
Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; Vol. 1 Núm. 1 (2018): Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; 9-21
2636-2333
2636-2317
10.22206/cac.2018.v1i1
Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; Vol. 1 Núm. 1 (2018): Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; 9-21
2636-2333
2636-2317
10.22206/cac.2018.v1i1