Laguna del Sauce

The lagoon covers and is long and wide. The maximum depth of the lake is five meters. The lake is part of an interconnected lake system which includes Laguna de los Cisnes (205 ha) and Laguna del Potrero (411 ha). The Pan de Azucar River discharges into the southwest of the lagoon, while the streams Arroyo del Sauce and Arroyo Mallorquina discharge in its north and northwest. A stream called Arroyo Potrero at the south end of the lagoon empties the water into the Río de la Plata at the beach of Chihuahua. The total input into the lake per year is approximately 285.4 mm3/year. The catchment for the lake is largely grassland (47.6%) and native forest (16.9%), with some forestry (mainly Eucolyptus) for paper and energy (12.9%). Agricultural use for growing soy, wheat, and sorgum has increased in recent years, reaching 8216 hectares in 2015. ==Sports==

Any kind of non-motor powered water sports are allowed in the lagoon, such as wind surfing. ==Surroundings==

The Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport is in the southwest coast of the lagoon, just east of the lake resort La Capuera. To the southeast is the "Club del Lago Golf" course, to the south of which is the Arboretum Lussich. In the east coast of the lagoon (from south to north) is the park "Parque Jacarandá", the location and resort "Las Cumbres", the hills Sierra de la Ballena, Cerro Caballero, Cerro de la Cruz and the location "Abra del Pedromo", with a statue of San Francisco on the hill Cerro de Francés. On the west coast of the lagoon are the hills Cerro Sanguinetti and Cerro Las Mojinetes. == Environmental issues ==

Eutrophication and algae blooms The closed ecosystem makes the lake prone to eutrophication, and has had regular algae blooms Climate change A 2021 analysis found that the lagoon's low lying geography and location would be effected by climate change in a number of ways, including: wetter weather, higher temperatures, season shift and more extreme precipitation events. These will in turn likely create worse water quality, because of increased runoff and erosion, in turn challenging the water cycle and water supply in the region. ==References==