Lake Cuitzeo

Lake Cuitzeo is a lake in central part of Mexico, in the Michoacán State. It is located at around 19°56′0″N 101°5′0″W / 19.933333°N 101.083333°W / 19.933333; -101.083333. It has an area of 300-400 km². The lake is astatic, and the volume and level of water in the lake fluctuates frequently. It is the second largest freshwater lake in Mexico. Lake Cuitzeo lies in an endorheic basin, which does not drain to the sea. The basin has an area of 4026 square kilometers, lying mostly in Michoacán, with the northern part of the basin in Guanajuato state. Michoacán's capital, Morelia, lies in the Cuitzeo basin south of the lake. The basin of the Lerma River lies to the east and north, and the basin of the Balsas River lies to the south,...