Ecosystem |
Taal Lake |
Type |
Lake |
Salinity |
freshwater |
Other Names |
Bombon Lake |
Location |
Southern Luzon, Philippines |
15° N 13° N - 120° E 122° E |
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Location Map |
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Size Ref |
River Length |
27 km |
Area |
234 km2 |
Drainage Area |
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Depth |
Average Depth |
100 m |
Max Depth |
200 m |
Ref |
12165 |
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Temperature |
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Description |
Third largest lake in the Philippines with total length of 27 km (north to south), a width of up to 20 km and roughly 120 km of coastline.The out flow o the lake is through the Pansipit River which drains into Balayan Bay to the southwest, . |
Comments on faunal list |
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URL 1 |
http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/asi/asi-58.html |
URL 2 |
http://wldb.ilec.or.jp/Details/Lake/ASI-58 |
Ecosystem Checklist Link |
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Total |
Species |
Families |
Species |
Families |
Reference |
3 |
3 |
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