Lake Apo

Lake Apo
Lake Apo from an overlooking ridge in Valencia, Bukidnon.
Lake Apo is located in Philippines
Lake Apo
Lake Apo
Location within the Philippines
LocationBukidnon
Coordinates7°52′49″N 125°0′22″E / 7.88028°N 125.00611°E / 7.88028; 125.00611
TypeCrater lake
Basin countriesPhilippines
Surface area24 ha (0.24 km2)[1]
Average depth17 m (55.77 ft)
Max. depth26 m (85.30 ft)[1]
Surface elevation640 m (2,099.74 ft)[2]
SettlementsValencia
References[1][2]
Map

Lake Apo is a crater lake in Barangay Guinoyoran in the city of Valencia in Bukidnon province in the Philippines. It is located in a hilly area about 640 metres (2,100 ft) in elevation, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) WSW of the city poblacion (town center). Lake Apo was awarded the cleanest inland body of water in Northern Mindanao Region (Region X) in the late 1990s. The green body of water has an estimated area of 24 hectares (59 acres) with maximum depths reaching up to 26 m (85 ft).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Places of interest". Official Website of the Province of Bukidnon. October 18, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "List of Lakes - Philippines". Retrieved October 16, 2008.