Lake Azuei

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Lake Azuei is a large brackish lake in eastern Haiti, near the border with the Dominican Republic, known for its fluctuating water levels and ecological importance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lake Azuei canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf brackish lake ⓘ
lake ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Etang Saumatre ⓘ
linked to: Étang Saumâtre

Lago Azuéi ⓘ
Étang Saumâtre ⓘ
approximateShape elongated ⓘ
bodyOfWaterType endorheic lake ⓘ
borderFeatureOf Haiti–Dominican Republic border region ⓘ
climateZone tropical ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Haiti ⓘ
drainageBasinCountry Dominican Republic ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 15 meters ⓘ
habitatFor migratory birds ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
hasConservationConcern wetland and bird habitat protection ⓘ
hasEcologicalImportance yes ⓘ
hasIssue periodic flooding of surrounding communities ⓘ
salinization of nearby soils ⓘ
hasShorelineVegetation mangroves ⓘ
marsh plants ⓘ
reeds ⓘ
isPartOf Haiti–Dominican Republic transboundary watershed ⓘ
linked to: Lake Enriquillo
knownFor bird biodiversity ⓘ
fluctuating water levels ⓘ
wetland habitats ⓘ
locatedEastOf Port-au-Prince ⓘ
locatedIn eastern Haiti ⓘ
locatedNear border with the Dominican Republic ⓘ
locatedOn Hispaniola ⓘ
nearbyCity Fond Parisien ⓘ
Ganthier ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf Ouest Department ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
riskFactor climate variability ⓘ
deforestation in surrounding hills ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ
separatedFrom Lake Enriquillo ⓘ
separatedFromBy Haiti–Dominican Republic border ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ
small-scale irrigation ⓘ
waterType brackish ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Hispaniola → hasMajorLake → Lake Azuei ⓘ
Fond Parisien → locatedNear → Lake Azuei ⓘ
Fond Parisien → nearbyBodyOfWater → Lake Azuei ⓘ