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Buhi
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General Information
| Description |
Lake Buhi is the habitat of the sinarapan, the world's smallest commercial fish. Lake Buhi was formed out of Mt. Asog's eruption of January 4, 1641. During that eruption almost half of the southern portion of the top of Mt. Asog slipped down the western part of what then was a valley. Water was trapped and collected at the mountain-ringed north-eastern end of the valley and formed the lake. |
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| Country |
Philippines
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| Latitude |
13° 27' 36"
(13.4600) |
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| Longitude |
123° 30'
36" (123.5100) |
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Physical Characteristics
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| Surface Area |
17.00 km2 |
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| Depth |
Mean depth: 6.8 m
Maximum depth: 18.2 m
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| Age |
0 - 10,000 years before present
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| Origin |
Tectonic
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| Type |
Fresh
Permanent
Natural
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Socio-Political
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Watershed Management
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| Issues |
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| Monitoring |
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Biodiversity Conservation
| Description |
Lake Buhi is described as an "Extremely High/Critical" conservation priority in the Philippines National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2nd Iteration). This rating indicates that not only is the area of critical importance biologically, but there is also very high socio-economic pressure on resources in the area. |
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| Species of Concern |
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Documents
Resources
Additional Data Sources
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International Lake Environment Committee, the United Nations Environment Program and Environment Agency, Government of Japan. 1997. World Lakes Database. |
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