Lakes in Mexico

5 lake guides in Mexico, out of 48 named lakes we know there.

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Lake Chapala

Mexico1,052 km²25°max Lake Pátzcuaro

Mexico77.0 km²25°max Lake Cuitzeo

Mexico208 km² Laguna Catemaco

Mexico72.5 km²29°max Lake Zumpango

Mexico9.2 km²24°max

Other well-known lakes in Mexico

Lake Bacalar61.4 km²
Miguel Alemán Lake387.6 km²
Lake Xochimilco0.3 km²
Amistad Reservoir131.5 km²
Lake Yuriria46.3 km²
Lake Chalco2.1 km²
Lake Zirahuén9.0 km²
Lake Arareco0.3 km²
Laguna de Manialtepec5.4 km²
Tequesquitengo Lake6.9 km²
Coba Lake0.3 km²
Laguna de Sayula0.2 km²
Laguna Sontecomapan7.7 km²
Laguna de Santa María del Oro2.8 km²
Laguna Náinari0.2 km²

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