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List of lakes of the Philippines

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The origin of many 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.

Among the lakes in the Philippines, three stand out because of their size or economic importance: Laguna de Bay and Taal Lake in Luzon, and Lake Lanao in Mindanao.

List

The following is a partial list of permanent lakes (excluding flood plains) in the Philippines:

Lake	Type	Area	Surface
elevation
(m.a.s.l.)	Province	Region	Coordinates	Notes	Alligator	Ambuklao	Apo	Baao	Bababu	Balanan	Balinsasayao	Basak	Bato	Bito	Buhi	Buluan	Bulusan	Bunot	Butig	Cabalian	Calibato	Caliraya	Caluangan	Camannauan	Candelaria	Capahayan	Catol	Dagianan	Dakula	Danao	Danao	Danao	Danao	Danao	Dapao	Dasay	Duminagat	Ernestine	Gunao	Himbang	Kabalin-an	Kalanganan	Kayangan	La Mesa	Laguna de Bay	Lanao	Lanao	Leonard	Libuao	Looc	Lumao	Lumot	Mabilog	Magat	Mahokdum	Mainit	Malimanga	Manamlay	Manguao	Mapanuepe	Maughan	Muhikap	Nag-aso Boiling	Nailig	Nalapan	Napalit	Naujan	Nunungan	Palakpakin	Panamao	Pandin	Pantabangan	Paoay	Pinag-ulbuan	Pinamaloy	Pinatubo	Pulangi	Pulog	Sampaloc	San Marcos	San Roque	Sani	Sapa	Sebu	Seit	Singuan	Sungculan	Taal	Taal Main Crater	Tambo	Tikub	Timpuok	Tinagong Dagat	Uacon	Uyaan	Venado	Wood	Yagumyum	Yambo
crater lake	23 ha	2 m	Laguna	IV-A		Also known as Lake Tadlac, it is located along the shore of Laguna de Bay in Brgy. Tadlac, Los Baños.
reservoir	383 ha	761 m	Benguet	CAR		Created with the damming of Agno River
crater lake	24 ha	640 m	Bukidnon	X		Located in west of the city of Valencia
	177 ha	5 m	Camarines Sur	V
tectonic lake	5 ha	45 m	Dinagat Islands	XIII
landslide lake	25 ha	237 m	Negros Oriental	XVIII		Created after a landslide from the 1925 earthquake blocked the Balanan River
crater lake	76 ha	874 m	Negros Oriental	XVIII		Twin lake of Lake Danao (Negros)
tectonic lake	15 ha	589 m	Lanao del Sur	ARMM		Located in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur
tectonic lake		2810 ha	10 m	Camarines Sur	V
crater lake	140 ha	2 m	Leyte	VIII
landslide	1707 ha	120 m	Camarines Sur	V		Formed after the non-volcanic earthquake of 1628 created a landslide which dammed the Barit River.
tectonic lake	6134 ha	9 m	Maguindanao del Sur &
Sultan Kudarat	ARMM &
XII
crater lake		28 ha	360 m	Sorsogon	V
crater lake	31 ha	153 m	Laguna	IV-A		One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
tectonic lake	25 ha	762 m	Lanao del Sur	ARMM
crater lake	15 ha	733 m	Leyte	VIII
crater lake	42 ha	184 m	Laguna	IV-A		One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
reservoir	1050 ha	300 m	Laguna	IV-A		Created with the damming of Caliraya River
tectonic lake	182 ha	1 m	Oriental Mindoro	IV-B		Also known as Baruyan Lake
tectonic lake		3 ha	13 m	Cagayan	II
tectonic lake		48 ha	2 m	Zambales	III
crater lake	22 ha	51 m	Surigao del Norte	XIII		Located in the town of Tubod
tectonic lake	19 ha	7 m	Zambales	III		Located in Brgy. Catol, the saltwater lake is one of the four lakes in Candelaria.
crater lake	3 ha	1231 m	Lanao del Norte	X
tectonic lake	12 ha	10 m	Sulu	ARMM
crater lake	18 ha	304 m	Albay	V		Located in Polangui, Albay
tectonic lake	680 ha	5 m	Cebu	VII		Largest lake in the Visayas
tectonic lake	148 ha	650 m	Leyte	VIII		Centerpiece of Lake Danao Natural Park
crater lake	28 ha	898 m	Negros Oriental	XVIII		Twin lake of Lake Balinsasayao
crater lake	4 ha	450 m	Sorsogon	V		Located in the Pocdol Mountains near Bacon, Sorsogon
tectonic lake	1012 ha	960 m	Lanao del Sur	ARMM
tectonic lake		40 ha	230 m	Zamboanga del Sur	IX
crater lake	9 ha	1577 m	Misamis Occidental	X		Located inside Mount Malindang Range Natural Park
crater lake	35 ha	3 m	Tawi-Tawi	ARMM		One of the three adjacent crater lakes in Mapun, one is open to the sea so is technically not a lake.
crater lake	23 ha	117 m	Quezon	IV-A
tectonic lake	26 ha	14 m	Agusan del Sur	XIII
crater lake	2 ha	824 m	Negros Oriental	XVIII		Located on the same caldera as Lakes Balinsasayao and Danao
tectonic lake	12 ha	512 m	Lanao del Norte	X		Located in Pantar
			Palawan	XVII		Regarded as the cleanest lake in Asia
reservoir	463 ha	80 m	None (located within Quezon City)	NCR		Part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, main source of water for Metro Manila
tectonic lake	93000 ha	2 m	Cavite,
Laguna,
Rizal &
Quezon	IV-A&NCR		Part of the lake is Laguna Caldera
tectonic lake	34000 ha	700 m	Lanao del Sur	ARMM
tectonic lake	2 ha	5 m	Bohol	VII		Also spelled "Danao", and also known as Cabilao Island Lake. Located on Cabilao Island
crater lake	70 ha	800 m	Davao del Norte	XI		Partially fills the 4 x 5 km Leonard Caldera
crater lake	24 ha	800 m	Occidental Mindoro	IV-B		Named after the white lotus, Libua in Mangyan, that is abundant on the lake's surface
tectonic lake	113 ha	34 m	Zambales	III
tectonic lake	1680 ha	17 m	Agusan del Sur	XIII
reservoir	582 ha	300 m	Laguna	IV-A		Formed by the construction of Lumot Dam, damming Lumot River
crater lake	2 ha	1605 m	Negros Oriental	VII		One of the two crater lakes of Cuernos de Negros
reservoir	1122 ha	192 m	Ifugao &
Isabela	CAR &
II		Created with the damming of Magat River
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012083345/http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0701-09-&volpage=synsub	date=October 12, 2012 }}. Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved on July 1, 2011.	22 ha	190 m	Surigao del Norte	XIII
tectonic lake	17340 ha	42 m	Surigao del Norte &
Agusan del Norte	XIII		Second deepest lake in the country at 223 m
tectonic lake	12 ha	7 m	Zambales	III		url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321103448/http://www.pawb.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63%3Aregion-3&catid=69%3Aregions	date=March 21, 2012 }}. Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Retrieved on May 19, 2012.
tectonic lake	11 ha	21 m	Occidental Mindoro	IV-B		url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070229/http://tamaraw21.tripod.com/main1.html	date=March 5, 2016 }}. Occidental Mindoro Website. Retrieved on July 28, 2011.
tectonic lake	741 ha	21 m	Palawan	IV-B
lahar-dammed	648 ha	129 m	Zambales	III		Created when lahar from Mount Pinatubo dammed the confluence of Mapanuepe and Marella Rivers.
crater lake	317 ha	1338 m	South Cotabato	XII		Created with the eruption of Parker Volcano on January 4, 1641
crater lake	15 ha	80 m	Laguna	IV-A		One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
thermal lake	3 ha	35 m	Albay	V		Located in Brgy. Holugan, Manito, the hot spring that feed the lake with temperatures of about 100 C is located in the NE corner of the lake.
crater lake	11 ha	1599 m	Negros Oriental	XVIII		url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903154325/http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2009/06/mt-talinisbediao-apolong-traverse-to.html	date=September 3, 2011 }}. Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved on July 18, 2011.
tectonic lake	3 ha	515 m	Davao del Sur	XI
tectonic lake	36 ha	1041 m	Bukidnon	X
tectonic lake	8125 ha	20 m	Oriental Mindoro	IV-B
tectonic lake		153 ha	830 m	Lanao del Norte	X
crater lake	43 ha	136 m	Laguna	IV-A		One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
crater lake	68 ha	114 m	Sulu	ARMM		One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
crater lake	21 ha	225 m	Laguna	IV-A		One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
reservoir	5923 ha	202 m	Nueva Ecija	III		Largest man-made lake in the Philippines
tectonic lake	403 ha	15 m	Ilocos Norte	I
crater lake	2 ha	19 m	Batangas	IV-A		Located on eastern side of Taal Volcano Island
tectonic lake	60 ha	312 m	Bukidnon	X		Also known as Lake Pinamalay
crater lake	183 ha	926 m	Zambales	III		Summit crater lake created after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
reservoir	1985 ha	340 m	Bukidnon	X		Powers Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Plant and provides drinking water for Bukidnon
crater lake	2 ha	829 m	Sorsogon	V		On the summit of Mt. Pulog in the Pocdol Mountains near Bacon, Sorsogon
crater lake	104 ha	134 m	Laguna	IV-A		One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City
lahar-dammed	24 ha	222 m	Tarlac	III		One of the lakes created by lahar from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
reservoir	882 ha	155 m	Pangasinan &
Benguet	I &
CAR		The third reservoir on the Agno River after Ambuklao and Binga Lakes
crater lake	11 ha	130 m	Sulu	ARMM		One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
tectonic lake	112 ha	23 m	Tawi-Tawi	ARMM
tectonic lake		354 ha	1000 m	South Cotabato	XII
crater lake	59 ha	17 m	Sulu	ARMM		One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
crater lake	112 ha	23 m	Tawi-Tawi	ARMM		One of the three adjacent crater lakes in Mapun, one is open to the sea so is technically not a lake.
tectonic lake	49 ha	0 m	Bohol	VII		Sungculan is a saltwater lake located in Brgy. Songculan in Dauis
crater lake		23420 ha	5 m	Batangas	IV-A
crater lake	121 ha	5 m	Batangas	IV-A
lahar-dammed	79 ha	286 m	Tarlac	III		One of the lakes created by lahar from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
crater lake	47 ha	53 m	Quezon	IV-A		Also known as Lake Ticob, Ticab or Ticub
crater lake	32 ha	3 m	Sulu	ARMM		One of the four crater lakes of Jolo island
crater lake	4 ha	915 m	Iloilo	VI		Located in Lambunao, Iloilo. Possibly a crater lake.
tectonic lake	70 ha	0 m	Zambales	III		Uacon Lake is a saltwater lake connected to the sea by a 2-km river.
tectonic lake	28 ha	343 m	Lanao del Sur	ARMM		Also known as Lake Ugaan
tectonic lake		2194 m	Cotabato	XII		Located on the slope of the tallest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Apo
tectonic lake	738 ha	320 m	Zamboanga del Sur	IX
crater lake	1 ha	1422 m	Negros Oriental	XVIII		Straddled between Talinis Peak and Yagumyum Peak of Cuernos de Negros
crater lake	5 ha	225 m	Laguna	IV-A		One of the seven crater lakes of San Pablo City

Gallery

Largest and deepest lakes

File:LagunaCaldera04.jpg|Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines File:Lake Lanao zoom.jpg|Lake Lanao, second largest File:Taal View from Tagaytay 2010.JPG|Taal Lake, third largest File:Lake Mainit Surigao del Norte sunset.JPG|Lake Mainit, fourth largest, and the second deepest File:Crater lake Pinatubo.jpg|alt=|Lake Pinatubo, formed in 1991, is one of the country's youngest lakes.

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