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Rivers of Mexico (9 C, 119 P) S. Springs of Mexico (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Mexico" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The primary source for the length, watershed, and surface runoff data in the table below is the 10th edition of Statistics on Water in Mexico, published by the National Water Commission in Mexico (CONAGUA); exceptions are as noted. U.S. states and departments of Guatemala appear in italics in the "States" column.
Information on the water quality of Mexico's rivers published by the National Water Commission is limited to only two parameters, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). No other water quality indicators are used to classify water bodies and no water quality data using other pollutants as parameters are readily available.
In larger bodies of water manatees can be found. In the brackish and salt water lagoons various ocean species are found, as well as shellfish and mollusks, and bird species such as seagulls and pelicans. [10] Tabasco has a hot tropical climate, with the Gulf of Mexico having significant influence on weather patterns. [10]
A series of natural and artificial markers delineate the United States-Mexican border west from Ciudad Juárez to the Pacific Ocean. The Mexico-U.S. boundary is jointly administered by the International Boundary and Water Commission. [6] On its south, Mexico shares an 871 kilometer border with Guatemala and a 251-kilometer border with Belize.
But since 1985, about 40% of surface pools and lagoons have been lost, the Mexican Institute of Water Technology estimated in a 2023 report. Water extractions from these bodies has increased at leas
Atlas of Mexico, 1975; The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984. National Geographic Atlas of the World, 1992. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000. MSN Encarta World Atlas, 2008 "GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server
Among the major external lenders for water supply and sanitation are the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, which channel their loans to utilities through the National Water Commission. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) support a Potable Water Quality Control Project in Mexico City since 2005. [48]