Lake water quality in Mexico
Mexico has 412 named lakes in this catalog, sampled 2016–2021. 401 have total phosphorus, 406 have chlorophyll-a, 409 have Secchi depth. Values are the authority's measurements, not a LakeQuality letter grade.
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Places in Mexico
- Northern MexicoRegion · 88 lakes
- Central MexicoRegion · 238 lakes
- Southern MexicoRegion · 86 lakes
Named lakes
| Lake | Place | Total phosphorus | Chlorophyll-a | Secchi | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelardo L. Rodriguez Dam | — | 557 µg/L | 7.9 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Abelardo Rodriguez Dam | — | 95 µg/L | 9.7 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Abraham Gonzalez Dam | — | 119 µg/L | 15 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2018 |
| Abraham Gonzalez I Dam | — | 114 µg/L | 7.1 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2018 |
| Abraham Gonzalez Ii Dam | — | 158 µg/L | 4.2 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2018 |
| Abraham Gonzalez Iii Dam | — | 112 µg/L | 3.8 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2018 |
| Abrevadero Dam | — | 432 µg/L | 28 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Adolfo Lopez Mateos Dam | — | 57 µg/L | 6.5 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2021 |
| Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam | — | 103 µg/L | 7.1 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam | — | 82 µg/L | 9.4 µg/L | 1.2 m | 2020 |
| Affluent Pedro Jose Mendez Dam | — | 19 µg/L | — | — | 2020 |
| Afluente-Laguna Oriental | — | 56 µg/L | 1.5 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2017 |
| Alberto Carrera T Dam | — | 20 µg/L | 2.5 µg/L | 2.2 m | 2020 |
| Alvaro Obregon Dam | — | 60 µg/L | 7.6 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2020 |
| Angostura Dam | — | 89 µg/L | 2.7 µg/L | 1.3 m | 2020 |
| Atemoztli Dam | — | 95 µg/L | 3.8 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2020 |
| Atlanga Airport Dam | — | 119 µg/L | 8.4 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Atlanga Centro Oriente Dam | — | 118 µg/L | 5.3 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Atlanga Cortina Dam | — | 107 µg/L | 13 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Atlanga la Herradura Dam | — | 131 µg/L | 14 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Atlanga Zacapexco Dam | — | 137 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Atlanga Zahuapan Dam | — | 129 µg/L | 7.0 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Aurelio Benassini Vizcaino Dam | — | 71 µg/L | 7.6 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2021 |
| Benito Juarez Cortina Dam | — | 49 µg/L | 8.7 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Benito Juarez Dam | — | 52 µg/L | 9.4 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara Dam | — | 58 µg/L | 10 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Blue Lake San Miguel Regla | — | 95 µg/L | 2.8 µg/L | 0.9 m | 2020 |
| Boca Barra Laguna Pastoria | — | 223 µg/L | 2.0 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Bocabarra Laguna | — | 104 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Bocabarra Laguna Inferior | — | 56 µg/L | 2.2 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| Bocabarra Laguna Manialtepec | — | 110 µg/L | 4.7 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Brockman Dam | — | 734 µg/L | 1.7 µg/L | 2.1 m | 2021 |
| Caboraca Dam | — | 43 µg/L | 12 µg/L | 1.4 m | 2020 |
| Centro Laguna de Juluapan | — | 90 µg/L | 2.8 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Cerro Prieto Reservoir | — | 19 µg/L | 1.0 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Chapala Lake | — | 448 µg/L | 4.3 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Chapala Lake | — | 489 µg/L | 2.2 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Chapala Lake Lacustre | — | 507 µg/L | 4.0 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Chapala Lake Lacustre | — | 541 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Chicoasen Dam | — | 55 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L | 1.2 m | 2021 |
| Chuviscar Dam | — | 419 µg/L | 45 µg/L | 0.1 m | 2021 |
| Cointzio Dam | — | 502 µg/L | 3.9 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2021 |
| Colon Dam | — | 840 µg/L | 38 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Colorines Dam | — | 87 µg/L | 27 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Cortina Anniversary Dam | — | 94 µg/L | 1.8 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Cortina Cayehuacan Dam | — | 98 µg/L | 6.7 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Cortina Peñas Cajon Dam | — | 33 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | 1.2 m | 2020 |
| Curtain Dam Cofradia | — | 711 µg/L | 13 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2020 |
| Curtain Presa la Amistad | — | 24 µg/L | 4.8 µg/L | 1.5 m | 2020 |
| Curtain Water Eye Dam | — | 65 µg/L | 5.3 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Dam Bad Step Cola | — | 251 µg/L | 5.3 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2019 |
| Dam Cajon de Peñas | — | 31 µg/L | 2.9 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2020 |
| Dam El Cajon | — | 637 µg/L | 17 µg/L | 1.0 m | 2020 |
| Dam El Cueramal | — | 680 µg/L | 6.9 µg/L | 1.0 m | 2020 |
| Dam El Salto Centro | — | 685 µg/L | 8.9 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Dam El Salto Entrance | — | 822 µg/L | 22 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Dam El Toll | — | 70 µg/L | 8.4 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Dam Entrance | — | 84 µg/L | — | 0.9 m | 2016 |
| Dam la Noquilla | — | 39 µg/L | 3.6 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2018 |
| Dam la Nozzle | — | 43 µg/L | 6.9 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2018 |
| Dam the Country Is First | — | 16 µg/L | 5.9 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Dam the Government | — | 133 µg/L | 8.6 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Dam the Nozzle | — | 39 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2018 |
| Dam Vista Beautiful Entrance | — | 32 µg/L | 0.70 µg/L | 1.0 m | 2020 |
| Dam Vista Hermosa Centro | — | 42 µg/L | — | 1.0 m | 2020 |
| Dique la Mariquita Dam | — | 104 µg/L | 5.0 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2021 |
| Diversion Dam Sufragio | — | 78 µg/L | 2.7 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| El Carrizo Dam | — | 35 µg/L | 4.0 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| El Molinito Dam | — | 54 µg/L | 5.2 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| El Niagara Dam | — | — | 25 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2019 |
| El Nogal Cortina Dam | — | 48 µg/L | 13 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| El Nogal I Dam | — | 45 µg/L | 13 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| El Nogal Ii Dam | — | 46 µg/L | 19 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| El Palote Dam | — | 175 µg/L | 13 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| El Parral Dam | — | 45 µg/L | 3.5 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2018 |
| El Potosino Dam | — | 35 µg/L | 3.6 µg/L | 1.0 m | 2021 |
| El Rodeo Dam-Toma Work | — | 62 µg/L | 2.4 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| El Salto Cortina Dam | — | 731 µg/L | 6.8 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| El Salto Dam | — | 744 µg/L | 7.2 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| El Saucillo Dam | — | 98 µg/L | 13 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
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