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Lake Chapala (Spanish: Lago de Chapala, ⓘ) has been Mexico's largest freshwater lake since the desiccation of Lake Texcoco in the early 17th century. [ 2 ] It borders both the states of Jalisco and Michoacán , being located within the municipalities of Ocotlán , Chapala , Jocotepec , Poncitlán , and Jamay , in Jalisco , and in Venustiano ...
The following is a list of lakes of Mexico. Chihuahua. Lakes las chivas; Durango. Lake Palmito; Lake Santiaguillo; Jalisco. Lake Chapala (also in Michoacán) Lake ...
It is the second largest freshwater lake in Mexico behind Lake Chapala. The lake is renowned for its striking blue color and water clarity, partly the result of having a white limestone bottom. Like most bodies of water in the Yucatán peninsula, the lake is fed by underground rivers, whose regular open pools are cenotes. Because of the porous ...
Longest freshwater lake in the world and third largest of any kind by volume. [18] 7: Baikal Russia: Fresh 31,722 km 2 12,248 sq mi 636 km 395 mi 1,642 m 5,387 ft 23,610 km 3 5,660 cu mi Deepest lake in the world and largest freshwater lake in the world by volume. [19] 8: Great Bear Lake Canada: Fresh 31,153 km 2 12,028 sq mi 373 km 232 mi 446 m
Chapala (Spanish: ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, located on the north shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest freshwater lake. According to the 2015 census, its population is 50,738 for the municipality. [2]
Chapala, Jalisco, a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco, on the northern shore of Lake Chapala; Lake Chapala, the largest freshwater lake in Mexico, in the states of Jalisco and Michoacán; Chapala, a 1899 painting by Félix Bernardelli; Cyclone Chapala, a powerful tropical cyclone occurring in the Arabian Sea during the 2015 season
Lake Chapala is the largest freshwater lake in Mexico. With a total area of 78,599 square kilometers (30,347 sq mi), Jalisco is the seventh-largest state in Mexico, accounting for 4.1% of the country's territory.
Volumes given for lakes shared with Canada and Mexico are for the total volume of the lake. Many lakes vary substantially in volume over time, especially man-made lakes, reservoirs, and lakes in arid areas. Capacity given is for normal or average lake level.