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The lake is situated in Brgy. Sto. Angel in San Pablo City. Calibato has an area of 42 hectares (100 acres) and maximum depth of 135 metres (443 ft). Calibato's maximum water capacity is approximately 29,600 cubic metres (1,050,000 cu ft). Its supplies the city and nearby towns with abundant fish and aquatic plants.
The lakes are threatened by human intervention and exploitation, most especially Lake Sampaloc, which is located right in the center of San Pablo City. Several illegal settlements , illegal fish pens , commercial and business infrastructures on the shores have proliferated on some of the lakes causing increased pollution.
The city is also known as the "City of Seven Lakes" (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pitong Lawa), referring to the Seven Lakes of San Pablo: Lake Sampaloc (or Sampalok), Lake Palakpakin, Lake Bunot, Lakes Pandin and Yambo, Lake Muhikap, and Lake Calibato. San Pablo was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa beginning in 1910.
The youngest maar, 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) wide Sampaloc Lake was formed about 500–700 years ago according to local legend, the last major activity in the volcanic field. [ 1 ] Volcanism is still evident through the presence of geothermal areas like mud and hot springs. [ 1 ]
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: Also known as Lake Tadlac, it is located along the shore of Laguna de Bay in Brgy.
Lake Calibato; M. Lake Muhikap; P. Lake Palakpakin ... Lake Palakpakin; Lakes Pandin and Yambo; S. Lake Sampaloc This page was last edited on 21 February 2015, at 23: ...
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A volcanic crater lake is a lake in a crater that was formed by explosive activity or a collapse ... (Bunot, Calibato, Yambo, Pandin, Palakpakin, Muhikap, Sampaloc ...