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Morphometric and water quality features of Lake Cajititlán, Mexico

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Lake Cajititlán is a shallow water body located in an endorheic basin in western Mexico at 1551 m a.s.l. The surface area is 1744 ha, maximum storage volume achieved is 70.89 Hm3, and maximum depth is 5.4 m at its maximum capacity. The lake has experienced significant changes in its level because of drought conditions in recent years. Because the lake has shallow features and is settled in a closed basin with rapid population growth, the lake water has suffered severe anthropogenic contamination causing damages in its intrinsic esthetic, social, environmental, and economic values.

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The authors acknowledge the Municipality of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, for supporting the project titled “Monitoreo y Evaluación de los principales parámetros de calidad del agua de la Laguna de Cajititlán 108/DJRO/CGDA/GLS/230617”; the State Water Commission of Jalisco for providing bathymetric and water quality data of Lake Cajititlán; and also the “Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias del Tecnológico de Monterrey” and the “Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A. C.” for supplying the research time and administrative resources to accomplish this work.

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de Anda, J., Díaz-Torres, J., Gradilla-Hernández, M.S. et al. Morphometric and water quality features of Lake Cajititlán, Mexico. Environ Monit Assess 191, 92 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-7163-8

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