[1] Lake Yuriria is located in the basin of the Lerma River, in the southern portion of Guanajuato state.

Lake water is distributed to adjacent farms by irrigation channels during dry months.

Friar Diego de Chávez also commenced construction of the Augustinan monastery in the town of Yuriria, on the southern shore of the lake.

[5] Species include the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), blue-winged teal (Spatula discors), American wigeon (Mareca americana), Mexican duck (Anas diazi), American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Townsend's solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), black-vented oriole (Icterus wagleri), hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus), and black-polled yellowthroat (Geothlypis speciosa).

The Ramsar site covers 15,020 ha, and includes the entire lake and the lands around the shore.