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The objective of the study was to develop a classification of the inventory of bodies of water located in the low basin of Arroyo Michapan, Veracruz, Mexico, and to analyze their distribution according to the type of soil, geographic location, land use and vegetation, through the use of Geographic Information Systems. These bodies of water constitute a reservoir of this resource for producers in the region, particularly for livestock production. Google Earth maps were used by series of time in the south of the state of Veracruz, inside the hydrologic region 28AP, from 2014 to 2016, and the information was corroborated through field visits, during the dry season (May 2016) and during the rainy season (July 2016). ArcGIS 10 was used in its ArcINFO interface to define its tributaries. The results indicated that the microbasin belongs to the
hydrologic region that arises in the mountainous zone of the Sierra de Santa Marta, in Soteapan, and which drains towards the municipalities of Acayucan, San Juan Evangelista, Oluta, Sayula and Hueyapan de Ocampo. 443 bodies of water were found, of which 53.5 % are permanent and 46.5 % are temporary and semi-temporary. Concerning this, most of the permanent bodies of water were found in Luvisol soils devoted to extensive livestock production with scarce tree vegetation. This information will be of vital importance to perform a management plan for the conservation of bodies of water and soils, through the development of alternatives that help take advantage of resources in a sustainable manner and which include reforestation in runoff zones and buffer areas from permanent and temporary and semi-temporary bodies of water.
