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The lake has a maximum depth of about 340 metres (1,120 ft) [1] and an average depth of 154 metres (505 ft). [4] Its surface area is 130.1 km 2 (50.2 sq mi). [1] It is approximately 18 km × 8 km (11.2 mi × 5.0 mi) with around 20 km 3 (4.8 cu mi) of water. Atitlán is an endorheic lake, fed by two nearby rivers and not draining into the ocean ...
Atitlan is recognized to be the deepest lake in Central America, with maximum depth about 340 metres. It is approximately 12 x 5 km, with around 20 cubic km of water. The lake is shaped by deep escarpments which surround it and by three volcanoes on its southern flank. Lake Atitlan is further characterized by towns and villages of the Maya people.
Therefore, mean depth figures are not available for many deep lakes in remote locations. [9] The average lake on Earth has the mean depth 41.8 meters (137.14 feet) [9] The Caspian Sea ranks much further down the list on mean depth, as it has a large continental shelf (significantly larger than the oceanic basin that contains its greatest depths).
"Water Resources Assessment of Guatemala" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09; USACE (June 2000). "Guatemala - Surface Water Map" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-09
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The lake is 11 km (7 miles) long and 3 km (2 miles) across at its widest; with an area of 15.2 square kilometers (5.9 sq mi) and a water volume of 0.286 cubic kilometers. The lake's primary inflow is the Villalobos River, and the lake is drained by the Michatoya River, an important tributary of the María Linda River.
The Lake Atitlán basin is a closed watershed or endorheic lake located in the volcanic highlands of Guatemala. This lake is the deepest lake in Central America, with estimated depths of at least 340 meters; however much of the lake has not been completely sounded for depth, therefore accurate capacity is not well understood.
This category is for articles pertaining to lakes and reservoirs in Guatemala. Pages in category "Lakes of Guatemala" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.