Laguna de Bay (Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay"; Tagalog: Lawa ng Bay, [baɪ]), 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. A freshwater lake, it has a surface area of 911–949 km2 (352–366 sq mi), with an average depth of about 2.8 meters (9 ft 2 in) and an elevation of about one meter above sea level. The lake is shaped like a crow's foot, with two peninsulas jutting out from the northern shore and filling the large volcanic Laguna Caldera. In the middle of the lake is the large island of Talim.
The lake is one of the primary sources of freshwater fish in the country. Its water drains to Manila Bay via the Pasig River. Environmental issues such as water quality problems created by population pressure and industrialization, invasive species and overfishing are of concern for the lake, hurting its economic importance to the country. As population expands in the Bay, its expected to rely more heavily on the lake for freshwater supply, thus water quality directly affects human populations.[2]
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^Tanganco, Lexxel JJ U.; Alberto, Maria Angelica J.; Gotangco, Charlotte Kendra Z. (December 2019). "Forecast of Potential Areas of Urban Expansion in the Laguna de Bay Basin and Its Implications to Water Supply Security" (PDF). Philippine Journal of Science. 148 (4): 715–724. ISSN 0031-7683. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
elevation of 743 metres (2,438 ft). The caldera forms the middle lobe of LagunadeBay, bound by the Morong Peninsula and Talim Island to the west, and the...
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (Filipino: Inskripsyón sa binatbát na tansô ng Laguna) is an official acquittance (debt relief) certificate inscribed...
Río Pásig) is a water body in the Philippines that connects LagunadeBay to Manila Bay. Stretching for 25.2 kilometers (15.7 mi), it bisects the Philippine...
one of 21 major tributaries of LagunadeBay and is the more southern of two small rivers that hem the town proper of Bay. The other is the Calo River (Tagalog:...
preservation, development, and sustainability of LagunadeBay (Laguna Lake) and its 21 major tributary rivers. The Laguna Lake Development Authority was created...
The Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike is a proposed expressway in the Philippines that will start from the coastal area of LagunadeBay from Taguig in...
of Manila Bay and is under the jurisdiction of Cavite City. Laguna has rugged terrain, with narrow plains near the shores of LagunadeBay and mountainous...
Pasig and Taguig and overflowing LagunadeBay. The swelling of the bay flooded the cities of San Pedro and Calamba in Laguna; both were declared in a state...
addition to being a guardian of the mountain, some legends also identify LagunadeBay—and the fish caught from it—as part of her domain. She was sent by Bathalà...
people. Its land area consists of two non-contiguous parts, separated by LagunadeBay. This town borders the town of Mabitac, to the north, Pangil, to the...
is located in the hydraulically complex Pasig River—Marikina River—LagunadeBay watershed, which includes more than thirty tributaries within the urban...
kilometers (320 mi). Manila Bay, upon the shore of which the capital city of Manila lies, is connected to LagunadeBay, the largest lake in the Philippines...
season, by diverting the peak water flows of the Marikina River to LagunadeBay, which serves as a temporary reservoir. In case the water level on the...
López de Legazpi in 1570, he instructed Capt. Juan de Salcedo to conquer all barangays around the lake of Ba-i, which is now called LagunadeBay. Just...
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