Lake Zirahuén
Lake Zirahuén is a small endorheic lake in the municipality of Santa Clara del Cobre in Michoacán, Mexico. It is a deep mountain lake with a sandy bottom that is partially covered with mud. It covers an area of 970 hectares (2,400 acres) and has a volume of 0.216 cubic kilometres (0.052 cu mi).
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| Location | Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°27′N 101°44′W |
| Type | endorheic lake |
At times Lake Zirahuén has been part of an open and continuous hydrological system together with Lake Cuitzeo and Lake Pátzcuaro, draining into the Lerma River. Today it is a closed basin like Lakes Cuitzeo and Pátzcuaro, although ecologists consider it a sub-basin of the Lerma-Chapala basin.
The Zirahuén allotica (Allotoca meeki), a Goodeid fish, is endemic to Lake Zirahuén.
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