Wednesday, March 5, 2014

LAKE LANAO


  • LAKE LANAO

  • Lake Lanao is the largest lake in Mindanao and second largest in the Philippines . It has a surface elevation of 700 meter, Area of 340 km^2, Length is 33 km, Width 20 km, and the mean depth of it is 60 m. It was said that the lake was formed by a tectonic-volcanic damming of two mountain and a very large volcano collapse. The water is full with the lake around Lake Lanao consisting of Taraka, Gata, Masiu, and Bacayawan. Now the lake serves as a hydroelectric power plants by the National Power Corporation to supply electricity in Mindanao.

  • Lake Lanao is located in Lanao del Sur province in the country's southern island of Mindanao.



  • There are different types of fish that usually not see in the market. And here it is 


  • 6 comments:

    1. Amazing how different islands, have different creature to protect to! :)

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    2. Kakaiba yung mga fish! Ngayon ko lang nakita ang mga yan!

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    3. Exactly what dave said! The fish living in that area are interesting. :D

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    4. I love fishes, and those fish are new to me. I hope that there are more places with yet to be discovered fishes.

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    5. Lake lanao is like the Maria Cristina Falls. It is a source also of Hydroelectric Energy. This is an additional knowledge to me.

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    6. very nice blog and picture of Lake Lanao! and a very interesting fisheries present there as well!

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