| Lake Chapala | |
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| Location | Jalisco / Michoacán, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 20°15′N 103°00′W / 20.250°N 103.000°W |
| Primary inflows | Río Lerma, Río Zula, Río Huaracha, Río Duero |
| Primary outflows | Río Grande de Santiago |
| Basin countries | Mexico |
| Max. length | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Max. width | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Surface area | 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Max. depth | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Water volume | 8.1 km3 (1.9 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) |
| Islands | 3 |
| Official name | Lago de Chapala |
| Designated | 2 February 2009 |
| Reference no. | 1973[1] |
Lake Chapala (Spanish: Lago de Chapala, [tʃaˈpala] ) has been Mexico's largest freshwater lake since the desiccation of Lake Texcoco in the early 17th century.[2]
It borders both the states of Jalisco and Michoacán, being located within the municipalities of Ocotlán, Chapala, Jocotepec, Poncitlán, and Jamay, in Jalisco, and in Venustiano Carranza and Cojumatlán de Régules, in Michoacán.
- ^ "Lago de Chapala". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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