Lake Chalco
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Lake Chalco was a endorheic lake formerly located in the Basin of Mexico and was important for human development in central Mexico.
Lake Chalco had a fresh water hydrologic structure. Lake Chalco and the other Mexican great lakes (the saltwater lakes Texcoco, Zumpango and Xaltocan and the fresh water Lake Xochimilco) formed the ancient Basin of Mexico lake system. These lakes were home to many Mesoamerican cultures including the Aztecs and Toltecs.
Starting during the Aztec period and continuing into 20th century, efforts were made to drain Lake Chalco and her sister lakes in order to avoid periodic flooding and to provide for expansion. The only of these lakes still in existence is a diminished Lake Xochimilco.
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