List of lakes of the Philippines
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.
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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 in the Philippines.Lake | Type | Area | Surface elevation | Province | Region | Coordinates | Notes |
Alligator | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | Also known as Lake Tadlac, it is located along the shore of Laguna de Bay in Brgy. Tadlac, Los Baños. | |||
Ambuklao | reservoir | Benguet | CAR | Created with the damming of Agno River | |||
Apo | crater lake | Bukidnon | X | Located in west of the city of Valencia | |||
Baao | Camarines Sur | V | |||||
Bababu | tectonic lake | Dinagat Islands | XIII | ||||
Balanan | landslide lake | Negros Oriental | XVIII | Created after a landslide from the 1925 earthquake blocked the Balanan River | |||
Balinsasayao | crater lake | Negros Oriental | XVIII | Twin lake of Lake Danao | |||
Basak | tectonic lake | Lanao del Sur | ARMM | Located in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur | |||
Bato | Camarines Sur | V | |||||
Bito | crater lake | Leyte | VIII | ||||
Buhi | landslide | Camarines Sur | V | Formed after the non-volcanic earthquake of 1628 created a landslide which dammed the Barit River. | |||
Buluan | tectonic lake | Maguindanao & Sultan Kudarat | ARMM & XII | ||||
Bulusan | Sorsogon | V | |||||
Bunot | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City | |||
Butig | tectonic lake | Lanao del Sur | ARMM | ||||
Cabalian | crater lake | Leyte | VIII | ||||
Calibato | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City | |||
Caliraya | reservoir | Laguna | IV-A | Created with the damming of Caliraya River | |||
Caluangan | tectonic lake | Oriental Mindoro | IV-B | Also known as Baruyan Lake | |||
Camannauan | Cagayan | II | |||||
Candelaria | Zambales | III | |||||
Capahayan | crater lake | Surigao del Norte | XIII | Located in the town of Tubod | |||
Catol | tectonic lake | Zambales | III | Located in Brgy. Catol, the saltwater lake is one of the four lakes in Candelaria. | |||
Dagianan | crater lake | Lanao del Norte | X | ||||
Dakula | tectonic lake | Sulu | ARMM | ||||
Danao | crater lake | Albay | V | Located in Polangui, Albay | |||
Danao | tectonic lake | Cebu | VII | Largest lake in the Visayas | |||
Danao | tectonic lake | Leyte | VIII | Centerpiece of Lake Danao Natural Park | |||
Danao | crater lake | Negros Oriental | XVIII | Twin lake of Lake Balinsasayao | |||
Danao | crater lake | Sorsogon | V | Located in the Pocdol Mountains near Bacon, Sorsogon | |||
Dapao | tectonic lake | Lanao del Sur | ARMM | ||||
Dasay | Zamboanga del Sur | IX | |||||
Duminagat | crater lake | Misamis Occidental | X | Located inside Mount Malindang Range Natural Park | |||
Ernestine | crater lake | Tawi-Tawi | ARMM | One of the three adjacent crater lakes in Mapun, one is open to the sea so is technically not a lake. | |||
Gunao | crater lake | Quezon | IV-A | ||||
Himbang | tectonic lake | Agusan del Sur | XIII | ||||
Kabalin-an | crater lake | Negros Oriental | XVIII | Located on the same caldera as Lakes Balinsasayao and Danao | |||
Kalanganan | tectonic lake | Lanao del Norte | X | Located in Pantar | |||
La Mesa | reservoir | None | NCR | Part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, main source of water for Metro Manila | |||
Laguna de Bay | tectonic lake | Cavite, Laguna, Rizal & Quezon | IV-A&NCR | Part of the lake is Laguna Caldera | |||
Lanao | tectonic lake | Lanao del Sur | ARMM | ||||
Lanao | tectonic lake | Bohol | VII | Also spelled "Danao", and also known as Cabilao Island Lake. Located on Cabilao Island | |||
Leonard | crater lake | Davao del Norte | XI | Partially fills the 4 x 5 km Leonard Caldera | |||
Libuao | crater lake | Occidental Mindoro | IV-B | Named after the white lotus, Libua in Mangyan, that is abundant on the lake's surface | |||
Looc | tectonic lake | Zambales | III | ||||
Lumao | tectonic lake | Agusan del Sur | XIII | ||||
Lumot | reservoir | Laguna | IV-A | Formed by the construction of Lumot Dam, damming Lumot River | |||
Mabilog | crater lake | Negros Oriental | VII | One of the two crater lakes of Cuernos de Negros | |||
Magat | reservoir | Ifugao & Isabela | CAR & II | Created with the damming of Magat River | |||
Mahokdum | crater lake | Surigao del Norte | XIII | ||||
Mainit | tectonic lake | Surigao del Norte & Agusan del Norte | XIII | Second deepest lake in the country at | |||
Malimanga | tectonic lake | Zambales | III | Located in Brgy. Malimanga, Candelaria, the lake is a protected bird and fish sanctuary since 1980. | |||
Manamlay | tectonic lake | Occidental Mindoro | IV-B | Also known as Panikian Lake for the fruit bats that were abundant in the area. | |||
Manguao | tectonic lake | Palawan | IV-B | ||||
Mapanuepe | lahar-dammed | Zambales | III | Created when lahar from Mount Pinatubo dammed the confluence of Mapanuepe and Marella Rivers. | |||
Maughan | crater lake | South Cotabato | XII | Created with the eruption of Parker Volcano on January 4, 1641 | |||
Muhikap | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City | |||
Nag-aso Boiling | thermal lake | Albay | V | Located in Brgy. Holugan, Manito, the hot spring that feed the lake with temperatures of about is located in the NE corner of the lake. | |||
Nailig | crater lake | Negros Oriental | XVIII | One of the two crater lakes of Cuernos de Negros | |||
Nalapan | tectonic lake | Davao del Sur | XI | ||||
Napalit | tectonic lake | Bukidnon | X | ||||
Naujan | tectonic lake | Oriental Mindoro | IV-B | ||||
Nunungan | Lanao del Norte | X | |||||
Palakpakin | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City | |||
Panamao | crater lake | Sulu | ARMM | One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island | |||
Pandin | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City | |||
Pantabangan | reservoir | Nueva Ecija | III | Largest man-made lake in the Philippines | |||
Paoay | tectonic lake | Ilocos Norte | I | ||||
Pinag-ulbuan | crater lake | Batangas | IV-A | Located on eastern side of Taal Volcano Island | |||
Pinamaloy | tectonic lake | Bukidnon | X | Also known as Lake Pinamalay | |||
Pinatubo | crater lake | Zambales | III | Summit crater lake created after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Deepest lake in the country at | |||
Pulangi | reservoir | Bukidnon | X | Powers Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Plant and provides drinking water for Bukidnon | |||
Pulog | crater lake | Sorsogon | V | On the summit of Mt. Pulog in the Pocdol Mountains near Bacon, Sorsogon | |||
Sampaloc | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City | |||
San Marcos | lahar-dammed | Tarlac | III | One of the lakes created by lahar from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo | |||
San Roque | reservoir | Pangasinan & Benguet | I & CAR | The third reservoir on the Agno River after Ambuklao and Binga Lakes | |||
Sani | crater lake | Sulu | ARMM | One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island | |||
Sapa | tectonic lake | Tawi-Tawi | ARMM | ||||
Sebu | South Cotabato | XII | |||||
Seit | crater lake | Sulu | ARMM | One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island | |||
Singuan | crater lake | Tawi-Tawi | ARMM | One of the three adjacent crater lakes in Mapun, one is open to the sea so is technically not a lake. | |||
Sungculan | tectonic lake | Bohol | VII | Sungculan is a saltwater lake located in Brgy. Songculan in Dauis | |||
Taal | Batangas | IV-A | |||||
Taal Main Crater | crater lake | Batangas | IV-A | ||||
Tambo | lahar-dammed | Tarlac | III | One of the lakes created by lahar from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo | |||
Tikub | crater lake | Quezon | IV-A | Also known as Lake Ticob, Ticab or Ticub | |||
Timpuok | crater lake | Sulu | ARMM | One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island | |||
Tinagong Dagat | crater lake | Iloilo | VI | Located in Lambunao, Iloilo. Possibly a crater lake. | |||
Uacon | tectonic lake | Zambales | III | Uacon Lake is a saltwater lake connected to the sea by a 2-km river. | |||
Uyaan | tectonic lake | Lanao del Sur | ARMM | Also known as Lake Ugaan | |||
Venado | tectonic lake | North Cotabato | XII | Located on the slope of the tallest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Apo | |||
Wood | tectonic lake | Zamboanga del Sur | IX | ||||
Yagumyum | crater lake | Negros Oriental | XVIII | Straddled between Talinis Peak and Yagumyum Peak of Cuernos de Negros | |||
Yambo | crater lake | Laguna | IV-A | One of the seven crater lakes of San Pablo City |