Lake Pampulha
Lake Pampulha (Portuguese: Lagoa da Pampulha, Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐ̃ˈpuʎɐ]) is an artificial lake located in Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is also the name of an administrative region (região administrativa) of Belo Horizonte, and the name of one of 29 neighborhoods (bairros) within the administrative region of the same name. The lake was built in the early 1940s during the mayoralty of Juscelino Kubitschek, later president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Pampulha was created as a source of water for the city of Belo Horizonte, but quickly became polluted.
| Lake Pampulha | |
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Pampulha Lake in Belo Horizonte | |
Lake Pampulha | |
| Location | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais |
| Coordinates | 19°51′07″S 43°59′00″W |
| Lake type | Artificial |
| Surface area | 2.6 square kilometres (1.0 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Max. depth | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Water volume | 14,000,000 cubic metres (18,000,000 cu yd) |
| Shore length1 | 18 kilometres (11 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 801 metres (2,628 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Pampulha covers 2.6 square kilometres (1.0 sq mi), has a volume of 14,000,000 cubic metres (18,000,000 cu yd), and a drainage basin of 97 square kilometres (37 sq mi). It has a mean depth of 5.1 metres (17 ft) and reaches a maximum depth of 16 metres (52 ft). The lake is fed by 8 small streams, the largest being the Sarandi and Ressaca. 424,000 residents live in the catchment area of the lake.