Lake Mainit Explained

Lake Mainit
Pushpin Map:	Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:	9.4325°N 125.5228°W
Type:	Oligotrophic Freshwater lake
Inflow:	28 creeks and rivers
Outflow:	Calinawan River
Catchment:	870.72km2
Basin Countries:	Philippines
Length:	29.1NaN
Area:	173.4km2
Depth:	128m (420feet)
Max-Depth:	223m (732feet)
Volume:	22.2km3
Shore:	62.1NaN
Elevation:	42m (138feet)
Reference:	^[1]

Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines, having a surface area of .^{[2] [3] [4]} The lake is also the deepest lake in the country with maximum depth reaching .^{[2] [5]} It is located in the northeastern section of Mindanao and shared between the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte.

Etymology

The name of the lake is a Visayan word mainit, which means "hot".^[6]

Flora and fauna

Plants

• Fire orchid (Vanda hookeriana)
• Narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
• Molave tree (Vitex parviflora)
• Philippine rosewood or "toog"
  • Kamagong Mancono
• Malabayabas (Eucalyptus spp.)
• Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Animals

• Animals

1. Mindanao scops owl
2. Mindanao savanna nightjar
3. Mindanao Himalayan swiftlet
4. Mindanao forest kingfisher
5. White-breasted sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
6. Monkeys
7. Wild pigs

• Fish

1. "Casili" (Anguilla spp.)
2. Mudfish, "hayuan" or "halwan" (Channa striata)
3. Gurami (Gourami belontiidae)
4. "Bolinao" (Neostethus thessa)
5. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
6. "Tilapia" (Oreochromis niloticus)

List

Municipalities bordering the lake

• Mainit, Surigao del Norte
• Alegria, Surigao del Norte
• Jabonga, Agusan del Norte
• Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte

Municipalities within Lake Mainit's watershed

• Alegria,^[7] Surigao del Norte,
• Sison, Surigao del Norte
• Tubod, Surigao del Norte
• Mainit, Surigao del Norte
• Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte
• Jabonga, Agusan del Norte
• Santiago, Agusan del Norte
• Tubay, Agusan del Norte

Further reading

• A Directory of Philippine Wetlands. Vol I, compiled by Davies, J. et al. (Asian Wetland Bureau Philippines Foundation, Inc, 1991)
• Webpage on Lake Minit (cited part available online)

External links

• • Lake Mainit Updates
• Lake Mainit Development Alliance
• LMDA Updates

Notes and References

1. Web site: Philippine Lakes - Lake Look to Lake Pandin. October 17, 2008.
2. Web site: Physical Features of Lake Mainit. February 8, 2008. Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA). October 17, 2008.
3. Web site: Lake Mainit. ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC). October 17, 2008.
4. Encyclopedia: Lake Mainit. Encyclopædia Britannica. October 17, 2008.
5. Web site: Lake Mainit. BIMP-EAGA. October 17, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081030103814/http://www.eaga.org.bn/eaga/forestry/Philippines/Lake%20Mainit/lake%20Mainit.htm. October 30, 2008.
6. Web site: How Mainit got its name?.
7. Web site: Municipality of Alegria. Municipality of Alegria.