Southern Mexico, Mexico
Region page for 86 named lakes in Mexico. Official surface phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi — not a swim-safety class and not a LakeQuality letter.
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Named lakes
| Lake | Place | Total phosphorus | Chlorophyll-a | Secchi | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrevadero Dam | — | 432 µg/L | 28 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Afluente-Laguna Oriental | — | 56 µg/L | 1.5 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chicoasen Dam | — | 55 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L | 1.2 m | 2021 |
| Cortina Cayehuacan Dam | — | 98 µg/L | 6.7 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Dam El Cueramal | — | 680 µg/L | 6.9 µg/L | 1.0 m | 2020 |
| El Rodeo Dam-Toma Work | — | 62 µg/L | 2.4 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Infiernillo Dam | — | 74 µg/L | 9.8 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| La Angostura Dam | — | 191 µg/L | 3.7 µg/L | 1.9 m | 2021 |
| La Angostura Dam | — | 21 µg/L | 4.7 µg/L | 1.7 m | 2021 |
| La Calera Dam-Derivation Canal | — | 185 µg/L | 2.9 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2020 |
| La Cangrejera Dam | — | 37 µg/L | 6.8 µg/L | 0.9 m | 2021 |
| La Villita Centro Dam | — | 66 µg/L | 16 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| La Villita Dam | — | 58 µg/L | 11 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2021 |
| Laguna | — | 100 µg/L | 3.7 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Bacalar | — | 24 µg/L | 0.60 µg/L | 1.9 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Carmen-Machona | — | 205 µg/L | 5.1 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Carmen-Machona | — | 78 µg/L | 3.0 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Carmen-Machona | — | 122 µg/L | 3.9 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Centenario Km. Fifty | — | 38 µg/L | 8.2 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Chacahua Centro | — | 129 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2021 |
| Laguna Colorada | — | 159 µg/L | 14 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Costera El Caiman | — | 441 µg/L | 10 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2021 |
| Laguna de Chacahua | — | 154 µg/L | 1.8 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2021 |
| Laguna de Chautengo | — | 148 µg/L | 4.9 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Coyuca | — | 71 µg/L | 4.2 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Mecoacan | — | 60 µg/L | 4.7 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Laguna de Mitla | — | 78 µg/L | 4.3 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Nogales I | — | 68 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L | 1.4 m | 2019 |
| Laguna de Nuxco | — | 125 µg/L | 4.4 µg/L | 0.9 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Sontecomapan | — | 44 µg/L | 3.9 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Termino | — | 41 µg/L | 2.1 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Terminos | — | 45 µg/L | 1.6 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Terminos | — | 64 µg/L | 1.4 µg/L | 0.9 m | 2020 |
| Laguna de Terminos | — | 58 µg/L | 3.4 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Del Ostion | — | 44 µg/L | 3.0 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna El Corralero | — | 181 µg/L | 1.1 µg/L | 1.0 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Inferior | — | 54 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Inferior Centro | — | 47 µg/L | 1.4 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Laguna la Joya | — | 126 µg/L | 5.2 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Laguna la Joya | — | 124 µg/L | 3.4 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna la Machona | — | 285 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Mandinga I | — | 83 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Manialtepec | — | 204 µg/L | 2.3 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Manialtepec Centro | — | 101 µg/L | 3.8 µg/L | 0.8 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Mar Muerto | — | 74 µg/L | 2.4 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Mar Muerto | — | 66 µg/L | 1.5 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Mar Muerto | — | 64 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Oriental Centro | — | 63 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2017 |
| Laguna Pajonal | — | 183 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Pastoria | — | 160 µg/L | 1.7 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Laguna Salina | — | 598 µg/L | 1.2 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Salina B | — | 478 µg/L | 3.0 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Superior | — | 115 µg/L | 4.4 µg/L | 0.2 m | 2018 |
| Laguna Superior | — | 102 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Superior Inferior | — | 98 µg/L | 12 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2016 |
| Laguna Tecomate | — | 150 µg/L | 3.4 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Tres Palos | — | 237 µg/L | 2.6 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Tres Palos | — | 183 µg/L | 3.7 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Laguna Tres Palos | — | 150 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2020 |
| Lake Miramar | — | 94 µg/L | 0.10 µg/L | 12 m | 2018 |
| Lake of Tuxpan | — | 46 µg/L | 3.1 µg/L | 0.6 m | 2020 |
| Los Carros Dam Toma Work | — | 111 µg/L | 5.1 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Manuel Avila Camacho Dam | — | 817 µg/L | 4.6 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2021 |
| Nezahualcoyotl Dam | — | 18 µg/L | 3.1 µg/L | 1.6 m | 2021 |
| Nezahualcoyotl Dam | — | 49 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2021 |
| Peñitas Dam | — | 48 µg/L | 4.1 µg/L | 1.4 m | 2021 |
| Presa de Recarga | — | 244 µg/L | 0.90 µg/L | 0.3 m | 2021 |
| Presa El Bayito | — | 30 µg/L | — | 0.3 m | 2021 |
| Snail Dam | — | 94 µg/L | 2.8 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2020 |
| Temascal I Dam | — | 37 µg/L | 2.9 µg/L | 1.0 m | 2020 |
| Temascal Ii Dam | — | 34 µg/L | 6.7 µg/L | 0.9 m | 2020 |
| Temascal Iii Dam | — | 30 µg/L | 2.9 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2020 |
| Tequesquitengo Lake | — | 37 µg/L | 3.1 µg/L | 1.5 m | 2020 |
| Tuxpango Dam | — | 181 µg/L | 2.0 µg/L | 0.4 m | 2020 |
| Valerio Trujano Dam | — | 60 µg/L | 5.0 µg/L | 0.5 m | 2020 |
| Vaso Presa Yosocuta Toma Work | — | 163 µg/L | 6.2 µg/L | 1.3 m | 2020 |
| Vicente Guerrero Dam | — | 26 µg/L | — | 1.1 m | 2018 |
| Yosocuta Dam | — | 143 µg/L | 7.2 µg/L | 0.9 m | 2020 |
| Zicuiran Cortina Dam | — | 870 µg/L | 5.4 µg/L | 1.1 m | 2020 |
| Zicuiran Dam | — | 943 µg/L | 5.8 µg/L | 0.7 m | 2020 |
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