Exploring and gathering infos about my new area of living, here some facts about the biggest lake found in the Philippines...
Some informativ cut and past, allow me a few weeks and pics of the site will follow...
This from worldlakes.org
Physical Characteristics
Description Laguna de Bay has 21 major river tributaries, and a single outlet into Manila Bay through the Napindan Channel. Source: Oledan, T. (2001)
Volume 2.25 km3
Surface Area 900.00 km2
Depth Mean depth: 2.5 m
Maximum depth: 7.0 m
Residence Time 0.7 years
Origin Volcanic
Type Saline
Permanent
Natural
Catchment Catchment size: 2,920.00 km2
Catchment/surface area ratio: 3:1 Socio-Political
Economic Value Rice paddies, sugar cane fields, coconut plantations and other agricultural fields make up large portions of the catchment area.