| Main Crater Lake | |
|---|---|
| Yellow Lake | |
 The lake prior to the 2020 eruption of Taal Volcano | |
.svg)  Main Crater Lake Location within the Philippines | |
| Location | Batangas |
| Coordinates | 14°00′35″N 120°59′54″E / 14.00972°N 120.99833°E |
| Type | Crater lake |
| Primary inflows | Taal Lake |
| Primary outflows | Taal Lake |
| Catchment area | Taal Lake |
| Basin countries | Philippines |
| Max. length | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.9 km (1.2 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 100 m (330 ft)[2][3] |
| Max. depth | 172 m (564 ft)[2] |
| Water volume | 24.256×109 m3 (856.6×109 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 115 km (71 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Islands |
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| Settlements | |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Taal Volcano Main Crater Lake (IPA: [taʔal]; or simply Main Crater Lake[3]), historically known as Yellow Lake,[4] is a lake inside the main crater of Taal Volcano. The origin of the lake is uncertain but is thought to have formed by rainwater. The lake briefly disappeared after the 2020 eruption of Taal Volcano.[5][6]
There is an island inside of Main Crater Lake, called Vulcan Point.
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- ^ a b "Lake Taal". International Lake Environment Committee. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ^ a b "Taal Volcano". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (1954). "Manila (Topographic map)"". University of Texas in Austin Library. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ "Philippines Taal Volcano has lost its Main Crater Lake". The Washington Post. January 17, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Image shows ash, lava visible at Taal Volcano's main crater". GMA News. January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.