Eduardo Juarez Carrillo, a researcher at the Institute of Limnology at the University Center of Biological and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Guadalajara, predicted that the lake would reach 58% of its capacity during this rainy season. However, as of September 30, Mexico\’s largest lake has already reached 61.46% of its capacity. The lake\’s total capacity is 7,897 million cubic meters (about 2.1 trillion gallons), and it currently holds 4,827 million cubic meters (about 1.2 trillion gallons) of water.
The lake\’s lowest recorded level this year was on June 23, when it dropped to 36.32% of its capacity.
So far, the rainy season has restored 21.26% of the lake’s capacity, equivalent to 1,679 million cubic meters (about 1.25 million gallons) over the past four months. With the rainy season expected to continue until November 30, there remains a chance for the water level to rise even further.
