Dapao lake
| Dapao lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Lanao del Sur Province , Mindanao , Philippines | |
| Drain | to the river Matling | |
| Places on the shore | Pualas | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 7 ° 47 '10 " N , 124 ° 2' 36" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 960 m | |
| surface | 10.11 km² | |
| Middle deep | 120 m | |
The Dapao Lake (English: Lake Dapao) is an inland lake on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines . The lake is located approximately 7 km southwest of the municipality of Ganassi and Lake Lanao in the area of the municipality of Pualas . It covers an area of 10.11 km² and is 120 meters deep. His runoff flows into the Matling , in Malabang in the Illana Bay flows.
The aqua vegetation is dominated by the alga Cladophora sp. and the ground nettle ( Hydrilla verticillata ). The fish stocks mainly consist of the snakehead fish Channa striata , the Mozambique cichlid ( Oreochromis mossambicus ), the goby Glossogobius giurus , the carp ( Cyprinus carpio ) and predatory catfish ( Clarias sp.). These fish species are also used for commercial fishing.
Lake Dapao and the surrounding area to the west was declared Lake Dapao National Park in 1965 and covers an area of 22.24 km².
Web links
- Geographical location of the Dapao lake
- Lake Dapao on the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity website
- World Database on Protected Areas - Lake DAPAO National Park (English)