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Although water level and quality improved due to water treatment plants along the Lerma river, in 2017, the water quality of Lake Chapala was assessed as a risk to public health. [11] In July 2022, the Lake Chapala water level was at 63.63% of capacity, down from 81.68% in 2018 and 66.66% in 2017. [12] [13]
It has a length of 750 kilometres (470 mi). When it empties into Lake Chapala, the system stands at 1,510 metres (4,950 ft) above sea level. [3] Some people consider the 400-kilometre (249 mi) long Río Grande de Santiago, which continues from Lake Chapala northwest towards the Pacific Ocean, to be a continuation of the Lerma River. [2]
Ajijic is located 1,538 metres (5,046 ft) above sea level in Mexico's Volcanic Axis also known as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The Chapala Lake basin has a year-round average temperature of about 19 °C (66 °F). [1] Due to Ajijic's tropical latitude and relatively high elevation, it is seldom unpleasantly hot or humid.
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The WWF divides the Earth's land surface into ecoregions, defined as "large area[s] of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities and species". Ecoregions are grouped into complexes and bioregions, defined as, "a complex of ecoregions that share a similar biogeographic history, and thus often have strong affinities at ...
Drone footage shot by storm chaser Brandon Clement showed the improvement in water level and snowpack in places such as Folson Lake, Lake Oroville and Donner Pass, since last summer.
Residents on the water system have reported a series of ailments ever since fuel from the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility tainted its Red Hill water shaft in November 2021.
Lake Chapala, the largest Mexican lake, is considered a hydrological priority region for biodiversity conservation due to its 39 local species, 19 of which are endemic. Lake Catemaco, located in Veracruz, has 12 native species 9 of which are endemic. [22] Wetlands in Mexico are dynamic, complex and productive ecosystems.