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Ken Cooke
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Laguna Chapala Is now Lake Laguna Chapala
You gotta see Laguna Chapala
It's a Lake due to recent rainstorms.
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TacoFeliz
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Hence the name "laguna", no?
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We had to detour in the 1972 1000
It was a mudhole then
The road around the east side was really a rough track compared to the smooth course across the lake
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David K
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The lake was covered with water in 2010 during our trip to Mission Santa María. BajaTripper was there and photographed it before joining us at Rancho
Santa Ynez.
BajaTripper pic, May 2010:
[Edited on 2-22-2019 by David K]
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1972 Was the year when we abandoned a Prerunner at Lake Lake Chapala. It went from being a prerunner to becoming a landmark. Carcass may be still
there....
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StuckSucks
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Photos would be cool. Imagining a lake is not as much fun as seeing the real thing.
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Wow. So much rain.
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"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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So you are telling us that laguna chapala is now a laguna. I think it has always been a laguna, eh?
Woke!
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David K
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A couple more photos of Laguna Chapala from May 2010 (BajaTripper's camera):
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Thanks for the plug, David. I really enjoyed that outing to Mission Santa Maria, we'll have to do it again sometime. I certainly do miss my days in
Baja from up here in the Pacific Northwest, even though the recent snows we've had are nice in their own way. My Mexican kids have gotten a kick out
of the snow, their first to see in person.
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David K
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Great to hear from you, Steve!!!!
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willardguy
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wet or dry its a laguna, but not a lago 
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Ken Cooke
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I will get us some updates photos today 
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Lake Chapala has had water in it for decades and in the last ten years, it's been at about 65% capacity after the rainy season. Last year it got to
around 90%.
Not sure what "wet or dry it's a laguna, but not a lago" means. A lagoon is a word for a body of fresh water next to salt water. So to call the lake a
lagoon (in English) is wrong. It is, however, how the locals refer to the lake. Laguna DE Chapala (not Laguna Chapala).
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Actually it is a "Laguna Seca" (Can you hear the race cars?)
Which has occasional seasonal rainwater collected therein.
Thus ends the lesson.....
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David K
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In Baja Norte, normally dry lakes that may be covered with water during wet months are called Laguna, same as lagoon.
In Baja Sur, they are called Llano, same as a plain.
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Here you go.
[Edited on 2-24-2019 by BajaNomad]
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StuckSucks
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That's an über-cool shot, but was looking for more of the water/flooded type.
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EDIT: revising my post to indicate the Lake Chapala to which I am referring is obviously (now) not the one y'all are talking about.
Lake Chapala, or Lago de Chapala, or Lago Chapala, has never been referred to as a lagoon. Water levels vary depending on annual rainfall (June
through October is the Rainy).
It is currently enjoying one of the highest levels in several years, but one must remember that it is not just the rain that fills the lake: dams
upstream, when they are filled, release the water (Lerma River into the Lake Chapala Basin).
[Edited on 2-25-2019 by computerguy]
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Quote: Originally posted by computerguy  | Lake Chapala, or Lago de Chapala, or Lago Chapala, has never been referred to as a lagoon. Water levels vary depending on annual rainfall (June
through October is the Rainy). There have been no "recent rainstorms".
It is currently enjoying one of the highest levels in several years, but one must remember that it is not just the rain that fills the lake: dams
upstream, when they are filled, release the water (Lerma River into the Lake Chapala Basin).
At no time has the lake ever been dry. There are two dry lakes some kilometers west of here. |
wrong Chapala
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