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Laguna de Bay (Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay"; Filipino: Lawa ng Bay, ), also known as Laguna Lake and alternatively spelled "Laguna de Bae", [1] is the largest lake in the Philippines. It is located southeast of Metro Manila , between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north.
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.
The LLDA notes that the Pagsanjan River Subwatershed is the second largest of the 21 sub basins that feed into Laguna de Bay, covering 311.77 square kilometres (120.38 sq mi), [16] and since it feeds so much water into the lake, it is "one of the biggest contributors of pollution loading". [8]
Talim Island is located almost at the center of Laguna de Bay, a three-lobed lake the center of which is the Laguna Caldera. The northernmost tip of the island is separated from the mainland by Diablo Pass, which is only about 240 meters (790 ft) at the narrowest. The southernmost tip of the island is called Talim Point.
The Santa Cruz River (Tagalog: Ilog ng Santa Cruz) is a river system in Santa Cruz, Laguna, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.. It is one of 21 tributaries of Laguna de Bay, contributing about 15% of the total water in the lake.
Jalajala is on a peninsula located 75 kilometers (47 mi) southeast of Manila in the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines, Laguna de Bay. It lies on the eastern part of the Rizal Province and has a land area of 4,930 hectares (12,200 acres) representing 3.77% of the total land area of the province.
The San Juan River (Tagalog: Ilog ng San Juan), also known as the Calamba River, is a river system in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines.It is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de Bay and is regularly monitored by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) through one of its 15 river monitoring stations.
Crocodile Lake is located in Barangay Tadlac, in the hot springs resort town of Los Baños ('The Baths' in English) near the border with Calamba in the province of Laguna.The lake is contained in a piece of land jutting out to Laguna de Bay that was known as Malilimbas Point, [6] [7] and is directly situated below the northeastern slope of Mount Makiling, the highest mountain in the Laguna ...