Lake Balinsasayao

Lake Balinsasayao
Aerial view of Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao is located in Visayas
Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao
Location within the Philippines
Lake Balinsasayao is located in Philippines
Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao
Lake Balinsasayao (Philippines)
LocationNegros Oriental
Coordinates9°21′11″N 123°10′45″E / 9.35306°N 123.17917°E / 9.35306; 123.17917
TypeCrater lake
Basin countriesPhilippines
Max. length1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)[1]
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)[1]
Surface area76 hectares (190 acres)[1]
Max. depth90 feet (27 m)[1]
Surface elevation1,000 feet (300 m)
Settlements

Lake Balinsasayao is one of three crater lakes rising 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level located within the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park, an 8,016.05-hectare (19,808.1-acre) protected area covering the municipalities of Valencia, Sibulan, and San Jose in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Balilia, Winnievir (13 January 2009). "Lake Balinsasayao". Society of the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Proclamation No. 414". Declaring Balinsasayao Twin Lakes located in the Municipalities of Valencia, Sibulan and San Jose, Province of Negros Oriental as a Protected Area pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 (NIPAS Act Of 1992) and shall be known as Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park. The Official Gazette. 21 November 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2015.