HydroLAKES lake · #115413
Popuyeca
Natural lakeMexicoNorth America 1 m
Surface area
8,17km²
Avg depth
1,6m
Volume
12,67km³
Shoreline
20,2km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- AculaVeracruz · México4.47 km²54.9% of lake
- IxmatlahuacanVeracruz · México3.67 km²45.1% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Sistema Lagunar Alvarado
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
8.14 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
11 distinct species · 20 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
8,17km²
Avg depth
1,6m
Volume
12,670km³
Watershed
142km²
Shoreline
20,2km
Shore dev. idx
2,00
Residence time
28days
Elevation
1m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.