The Desaguadero River, also known as Risawariru or Uchusumain, is a river shared between Bolivia and Peru. It drains

Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, i ...

from the southern part of the river basin, flowing south and draining approximately five percent of the lake's flood waters into

Lake Uru Uru __NOTOC__ Uru Uru Lake is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River (Bolivia), Desaguadero River and the Jach'a Jawira (La Paz-Oruro), Jach'a Jawira. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is ...

and

Lake Poopó __NOTOC__ Lake Poopó ( es, Lago Poopó ) was a large saline lake in a shallow depression in the Altiplano Mountains in Oruro Department, Bolivia, at an altitude of approximately . Because the lake was long and wide (), it made up the eastern ...

. Its source in the north is very near the

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

vian border. It is navigable only by small craft and supports

indigenous communities Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

such as the Uru Muratu community.

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Management issues in the Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo system: Importance of developing a water budget
Rivers of Peru Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Rivers of Oruro Department International rivers of South America Rivers of Puno Region Altiplano {{Bolivia-river-stub

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