Laguna de Bay

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Laguna de Bay is the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines, located southeast of Metro Manila on the island of Luzon and serving as a vital resource for fisheries, irrigation, and flood control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
alsoKnownAs Laguna Lake
averageDepth about 2.5 meters
basinCountry Philippines
borderedBy Laguna province NERFINISHED
Metro Manila NERFINISHED
Rizal province NERFINISHED
climate tropical monsoon climate
connectedTo Manila Bay
connectedVia Pasig River
country Philippines
drainageBasin Laguna de Bay basin
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1 meter
formedBy tectonic and volcanic processes
governedBy Laguna Lake Development Authority
hasInflowRiver Marikina River NERFINISHED
Pagsanjan River NERFINISHED
San Cristobal River NERFINISHED
San Pedro River NERFINISHED
Sta. Cruz River NERFINISHED
hasIsland Kalayaan Islands (lake islets)
Talim Island NERFINISHED
hasManagementAgency Laguna Lake Development Authority
isLargestFreshwaterLakeIn Philippines
isLargestLakeIn Philippines
locatedIn Luzon
locatedInProvince Laguna
Metro Manila NERFINISHED
Rizal
locatedInRegion Calabarzon
locatedNear Angono
Binangonan
Calamba, Laguna NERFINISHED
Manila
Muntinlupa NERFINISHED
San Pedro, Laguna
Santa Rosa, Laguna
Taguig
locatedSoutheastOf Metro Manila NERFINISHED
maximumDepth about 20 meters
namedAfter Laguna province NERFINISHED
outflow Pasig River
partOf Pasig–Laguna de Bay river system NERFINISHED
shape roughly triangular
subjectTo eutrophication
siltation
water pollution
supportsActivity capture fisheries
fish cage culture
fish pen culture
surfaceArea approximately 352 square miles
approximately 911 square kilometers
usedFor aquaculture
domestic water supply
fisheries
flood control
industrial water supply
irrigation
recreation
transportation
waterType freshwater


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