List of lakes of the Philippines

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The origin of most of the lakes in the Philippines is closely related to volcanic and tectonic activity. A number of smaller lakes occupy the craters of extinct volcanoes. Some lake basins are developed by subsidence due to tectonic or volcanic activity. Others owe their existence to obstruction of drainage courses by landslides, lava flows and by fragmental volcanic ejecta.[1][2]

Several lakes in the country are of volcanic origin like Lake Danao in Leyte province.

Among the lakes which are known in the Philippines only three, namely, Laguna de Bay in Luzon, Taal Lake in Luzon, and Lake Lanao in Mindanao, stand out prominently because of their size or economic importance.

List

The following is a partial alphabetical listing of permanent lakes (excluding flood plains) in the Philippines.

Lake[3] Type[2] Area Surface
elevation
(m.a.s.l.)		 Province Region Coordinates Notes
Alligator crater lake 23 ha
(57 acres)		 2 m
(6 ft 7 in)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Also known as Lake Tadlac, it is located along the shore of Laguna de Bay in Brgy. Tadlac, Los Baños.
Ambuklao reservoir 383 ha
(950 acres)		 761 m
(2,497 ft)		 Benguet CAR Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Created with the damming of Agno River
Apo crater lake 24 ha
(59 acres)		 640 m
(2,100 ft)		 Bukidnon X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in west of the city of Valencia
Baao 177 ha
(440 acres)		 5 m
(16 ft)		 Camarines Sur V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bababu tectonic lake 5 ha
(12 acres)		 45 m
(148 ft)		 Dinagat Islands XIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Balanan landslide lake 25 ha
(62 acres)		 237 m
(778 ft)		 Negros Oriental XVIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Created after a landslide from the 1925 earthquake blocked the Balanan River
Balinsasayao crater lake 76 ha
(190 acres)		 874 m
(2,867 ft)[4]		 Negros Oriental XVIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Twin lake of Lake Danao (Negros)
Basak tectonic lake 15 ha
(37 acres)		 589 m
(1,932 ft)		 Lanao del Sur ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur
Bato 2,810 ha
(6,900 acres)		 10 m
(33 ft)		 Camarines Sur V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bito crater lake 140 ha
(350 acres)		 2 m
(6 ft 7 in)		 Leyte VIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Buhi landslide 1,707 ha
(4,220 acres)		 120 m
(390 ft)		 Camarines Sur V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Formed after the non-volcanic earthquake of 1628 created a landslide which dammed the Barit River.[5]
Buluan tectonic lake 6,134 ha
(15,160 acres)		 9 m
(30 ft)		 Maguindanao &
Sultan Kudarat		 ARMM &
XII		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bulusan 28 ha
(69 acres)		 360 m
(1,180 ft)		 Sorsogon V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bunot crater lake 31 ha
(77 acres)		 153 m
(502 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
Butig tectonic lake 25 ha
(62 acres)		 762 m
(2,500 ft)		 Lanao del Sur ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Cabalian crater lake 15 ha
(37 acres)		 733 m
(2,405 ft)		 Leyte VIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Calibato crater lake 42 ha
(100 acres)		 184 m
(604 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
Caliraya reservoir 1,050 ha
(2,600 acres)		 300 m
(980 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Created with the damming of Caliraya River
Caluangan tectonic lake 182 ha
(450 acres)		 1 m
(3 ft 3 in)		 Oriental Mindoro IV-B Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Also known as Baruyan Lake
Camannauan 3 ha
(7.4 acres)		 13 m
(43 ft)		 Cagayan II Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Candelaria 48 ha
(120 acres)		 2 m
(6 ft 7 in)		 Zambales III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Capahayan crater lake[6] 22 ha
(54 acres)		 51 m
(167 ft)		 Surigao del Norte XIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in the town of Tubod
Catol tectonic lake 19 ha
(47 acres)		 7 m
(23 ft)		 Zambales III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in Brgy. Catol, the saltwater lake is one of the four lakes in Candelaria.[7]
Dagianan crater lake 3 ha
(7.4 acres)		 1,231 m
(4,039 ft)		 Lanao del Norte X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dakula tectonic lake 12 ha
(30 acres)		 10 m
(33 ft)		 Sulu ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Danao crater lake 18 ha
(44 acres)		 304 m
(997 ft)		 Albay V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in Polangui, Albay
Danao tectonic lake 680 ha
(1,700 acres)		 5 m
(16 ft)		 Cebu VII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Largest lake in the Visayas
Danao tectonic lake 148 ha
(370 acres)		 650 m
(2,130 ft)		 Leyte VIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Centerpiece of Lake Danao Natural Park
Danao crater lake 28 ha
(69 acres)		 898 m
(2,946 ft)		 Negros Oriental XVIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Twin lake of Lake Balinsasayao
Danao crater lake 4 ha
(9.9 acres)		 450 m
(1,480 ft)		 Sorsogon V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in the Pocdol Mountains near Bacon, Sorsogon
Dapao tectonic lake 1,012 ha
(2,500 acres)		 960 m
(3,150 ft)		 Lanao del Sur ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dasay 40 ha
(99 acres)		 230 m
(750 ft)		 Zamboanga del Sur IX Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Duminagat crater lake 9 ha
(22 acres)		 1,577 m
(5,174 ft)		 Misamis Occidental X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located inside Mount Malindang Range Natural Park[8]
Ernestine crater lake 35 ha
(86 acres)		 3 m
(9.8 ft)		 Tawi-Tawi ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the three adjacent crater lakes in Mapun, one is open to the sea so is technically not a lake.
Gunao crater lake 23 ha
(57 acres)		 117 m
(384 ft)		 Quezon IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Himbang tectonic lake 26 ha
(64 acres)		 14 m
(46 ft)		 Agusan del Sur XIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kabalin-an crater lake 2 ha
(4.9 acres)		 824 m
(2,703 ft)		 Negros Oriental XVIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located on the same caldera as Lakes Balinsasayao and Danao[9][10]
Kalanganan tectonic lake 12 ha
(30 acres)		 512 m
(1,680 ft)		 Lanao del Norte X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in Pantar
La Mesa reservoir 463 ha
(1,140 acres)		 80 m
(260 ft)		 None (located within Quezon City) NCR Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, main source of water for Metro Manila
Laguna de Bay tectonic lake 93,000 ha
(230,000 acres)		 2 m
(6 ft 7 in)		 Cavite,
Laguna,
Rizal &
Quezon		 IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Part of the lake is Laguna Caldera
Lanao tectonic lake 34,000 ha
(84,000 acres)		 700 m
(2,300 ft)		 Lanao del Sur ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lanao tectonic lake 2 ha
(4.9 acres)		 5 m
(16 ft)		 Bohol VII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located on Cabilao Island[11]
Leonard crater lake 70 ha
(170 acres)		 800 m
(2,600 ft)		 Davao del Norte XI Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Partially fills the 4 x 5 km Leonard Caldera
Libuao crater lake 24 ha
(59 acres)		 800 m
(2,600 ft)		 Occidental Mindoro IV-B Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Named after the white lotus, Libua in Mangyan, that is abundant on the lake's surface[12][13]
Looc tectonic lake 113 ha
(280 acres)		 34 m
(112 ft)		 Zambales III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lumao tectonic lake 1,680 ha
(4,200 acres)		 17 m
(56 ft)		 Agusan del Sur XIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lumot reservoir 582 ha
(1,440 acres)		 300 m
(980 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Formed by the construction of Lumot Dam, damming Lumot River
Mabilog crater lake 2 ha
(4.9 acres)		 1,605 m
(5,266 ft)		 Negros Oriental VII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the two crater lakes of Cuernos de Negros[14]
Magat reservoir 1,122 ha
(2,770 acres)		 192 m
(630 ft)		 Ifugao &
Isabela		 CAR &
II		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Created with the damming of Magat River
Mahokdum crater lake[6] 22 ha
(54 acres)		 190 m
(620 ft)		 Surigao del Norte XIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mainit tectonic lake 17,340 ha
(42,800 acres)		 42 m
(138 ft)		 Surigao del Norte &
Agusan del Norte		 XIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Second deepest lake in the country at 223 m
(732 ft)
Malimanga tectonic lake 12 ha
(30 acres)		 7 m
(23 ft)		 Zambales III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in Brgy. Malimanga, Candelaria, the lake is a protected bird and fish sanctuary since 1980.[15]
Manamlay tectonic lake 11 ha
(27 acres)		 21 m
(69 ft)		 Occidental Mindoro IV-B Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Also known as Panikian Lake for the fruit bats that were abundant in the area.[13][16]
Manguao tectonic lake 741 ha
(1,830 acres)		 21 m
(69 ft)		 Palawan IV-B Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mapanuepe lahar-dammed 648 ha
(1,600 acres)		 129 m
(423 ft)		 Zambales III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Created when lahar from Mount Pinatubo dammed the confluence of Mapanuepe and Marella Rivers.
Maughan crater lake 317 ha
(780 acres)		 1,338 m
(4,390 ft)		 South Cotabato XII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Created with the eruption of Parker Volcano on January 4, 1641
Muhikap crater lake 15 ha
(37 acres)		 80 m
(260 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
Nag-aso Boiling thermal lake 3 ha
(7.4 acres)		 35 m
(115 ft)		 Albay V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in Brgy. Holugan, Manito, the hot spring that feed the lake with temperatures of about 100 °C (212 °F) is located in the NE corner of the lake.[17]
Nailig crater lake 11 ha
(27 acres)		 1,599 m
(5,246 ft)		 Negros Oriental XVIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the two crater lakes of Cuernos de Negros[14]
Nalapan tectonic lake 3 ha
(7.4 acres)		 515 m
(1,690 ft)		 Davao del Sur XI Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Napalit tectonic lake 36 ha
(89 acres)		 1,041 m
(3,415 ft)		 Bukidnon X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Naujan tectonic lake 8,125 ha
(20,080 acres)		 20 m
(66 ft)		 Oriental Mindoro IV-B Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Nunungan 153 ha
(380 acres)		 830 m
(2,720 ft)		 Lanao del Norte X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Palakpakin crater lake 43 ha
(110 acres)		 136 m
(446 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
Panamao crater lake 68 ha
(170 acres)		 114 m
(374 ft)		 Sulu ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
Pandin crater lake 21 ha
(52 acres)		 225 m
(738 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
Pantabangan reservoir 5,923 ha
(14,640 acres)		 202 m
(663 ft)		 Nueva Ecija III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Largest man-made lake in the Philippines
Paoay tectonic lake 403 ha
(1,000 acres)		 15 m
(49 ft)		 Ilocos Norte I Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pinag-ulbuan crater lake 2 ha
(4.9 acres)		 19 m
(62 ft)		 Batangas IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located on eastern side of Taal Volcano Island
Pinamaloy tectonic lake 60 ha
(150 acres)		 312 m
(1,024 ft)		 Bukidnon X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Also known as Lake Pinamalay
Pinatubo crater lake 183 ha
(450 acres)		 926 m
(3,038 ft)		 Zambales[18] III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Summit crater lake created after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Deepest lake in the country at 800 m (2,600 ft)[19]
Pulangi reservoir 1,985 ha
(4,910 acres)		 340 m
(1,120 ft)		 Bukidnon X Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Powers Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Plant and provides drinking water for Bukidnon
Pulog crater lake 2 ha
(4.9 acres)		 829 m
(2,720 ft)		 Sorsogon V Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. On the summit of Mt. Pulog in the Pocdol Mountains near Bacon, Sorsogon
Sampaloc crater lake 104 ha
(260 acres)		 134 m
(440 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
San Marcos lahar-dammed 24 ha
(59 acres)		 222 m
(728 ft)		 Tarlac III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the lakes created by lahar from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
San Roque reservoir 882 ha
(2,180 acres)		 155 m
(509 ft)		 Pangasinan &
Benguet		 I &
CAR		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The third reservoir on the Agno River after Ambuklao and Binga Lakes
Sani crater lake 11 ha
(27 acres)		 130 m
(430 ft)		 Sulu ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
Sapa tectonic lake 112 ha
(280 acres)		 23 m
(75 ft)		 Tawi-Tawi ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sebu 354 ha
(870 acres)		 1,000 m
(3,300 ft)		 South Cotabato XII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Seit crater lake 59 ha
(150 acres)		 17 m
(56 ft)		 Sulu ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
Singuan crater lake 112 ha
(280 acres)		 23 m
(75 ft)		 Tawi-Tawi ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the three adjacent crater lakes in Mapun, one is open to the sea so is technically not a lake.
Sungculan tectonic lake 49 ha
(120 acres)		 0 m
(0 ft)		 Bohol VII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sungculan is a saltwater lake located in Brgy. Songculan in Dauis[20]
Taal 23,420 ha
(57,900 acres)		 5 m
(16 ft)		 Batangas IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Taal Main Crater crater lake 121 ha
(300 acres)		 5 m
(16 ft)		 Batangas IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tambo lahar-dammed 79 ha
(200 acres)		 286 m
(938 ft)		 Tarlac III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the lakes created by lahar from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
Tikub crater lake 47 ha
(120 acres)		 53 m
(174 ft)		 Quezon IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Also known as Lake Ticob, Ticab or Ticub
Timpuok crater lake 32 ha
(79 acres)		 3 m
(9.8 ft)		 Sulu ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
Tinagong Dagat crater lake 4 ha
(9.9 acres)		 915 m
(3,002 ft)		 Iloilo VI Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located in Lambunao, Iloilo. Possibly a crater lake.
Uacon tectonic lake 70 ha
(170 acres)		 0 m
(0 ft)		 Zambales III Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Uacon Lake is a saltwater lake connected to the sea by a 2-km river.[21]
Uyaan tectonic lake 28 ha
(69 acres)		 343 m
(1,125 ft)		 Lanao del Sur ARMM Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Also known as Lake Ugaan
Venado tectonic lake 2,194 m
(7,198 ft)		 North Cotabato XII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Located on the slope of the tallest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Apo
Wood tectonic lake 738 ha
(1,820 acres)		 320 m
(1,050 ft)		 Zamboanga del Sur IX Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Yagumyum crater lake 1 ha
(2.5 acres)		 1,422 m
(4,665 ft)		 Negros Oriental XVIII Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Straddled between Talinis Peak and Yagumyum Peak of Cuernos de Negros[14]
Yambo crater lake 5 ha
(12 acres)		 225 m
(738 ft)		 Laguna IV-A Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. One of the seven crater lakes of San Pablo City
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References

  1. ↑ Pratt, Wallace E., Philippines Bureau of Science. "Philippine Journal of Science, Vol.XI No.5", p.223. Manila Bureau of Printing, 1917.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lake Types". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Philippine lakes". Index Mundi. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Philippine Lakes - Balukbaluk to Baranibud". Index Mundi. Retrieved on 2011-06-10.
  5. ↑ Paguican, Engielle Mae (2012_11). "Volcano-tectonic controls and emplacement kinematics of the Iriga debris avalanches (Philippines)". Academia.edu. Retrieved on 2013-12-30.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Paco - Synonym and Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved on 2011-07-01.
  7. ↑ Lhars5 (2011-08-14). "Fish Trap at Salt Lake Catol (Candelaria, Zambales)". Panoramio. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
  8. ↑ "Mount Malindang Range Natural Park". UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.
  9. ↑ heinzkieh (2008-08-20). "Lake Kabalin-an". Tampisaw sa Ulan. Retrieved on 2011-07-18.
  10. ↑ "Tourist Spots". Dumaguete Directory. Retrieved on 2011-07-18.
  11. ↑ (2006-03-18). "A Visit to Cabilao Island". Bohol Philippines "God's Little Paradise". Retrieved on 2011-07-13.
  12. ↑ simelguwapo (2007-11-29). "Sablayan |About the Town". Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Tourism". Occidental Mindoro Website. Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 (2009-06-05). "Mt. Talinis/Bediao-Apolong Traverse to Casaroro Falls". Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved on 2011-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Protected areas in Region 3". Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
  16. ↑ Collar, N.J. and Mallari, Neil Aldrin D.. "Threatened birds of the Philippines", pg. 490. University of Michigan, 1999.
  17. ↑ Visit Legazpi (2012-0419). "Nag-aso Boiling Lake, Manito". Wow Legazpi. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
  18. ↑ U.S. Corps of Engineers. "Tarlac map". University of Texas in Austin Library. Retrieved on 2011-06-11.
  19. ↑ "Pinatubo". Philippine Institute of Volcanoloty and Seismology. Retrieved on 2012-05-18.
  20. ↑ "Sungculan Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
  21. ↑ Arnell (2006-05-07). "Uacon, Candelaria, Zambales, Philippines". Virtual Tourist. Retrieved on 2011-07-13.
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