How many named lakes are in Southern Mexico?

86 named lakes in Southern Mexico, Mexico, have official phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi, 2016–2021. Values are the authority's measurements, shown as reported.

Where do the Southern Mexico readings come from?

Southern Mexico pages show official phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi from the publishing authority, with the year each was taken.

Lakes in Southern Mexico, Mexico

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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

Frequently asked questions

How many named lakes are in Southern Mexico?: 86 named lakes in Southern Mexico, Mexico, have official phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi, 2016–2021. Values are the authority's measurements, shown as reported.
Where do the Southern Mexico readings come from?: Southern Mexico pages show official phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi from the publishing authority, with the year each was taken.

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