Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Taal Lake
Type Lake
Salinity freshwater
Other Names Bombon Lake
Location
Southern Luzon, Philippines 15° N 13° N - 120° E 122° E
Location Map
Size Ref
River Length 27 km Area 234 km2 Drainage Area
Depth
Average Depth 100 m Max Depth 200 m Ref 12165
Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description Third largest lake in the Philippines with total length of 27 km (north to south), a width of up to 20 km and roughly 120 km of coastline.The out flow o the lake is through the Pansipit River which drains into Balayan Bay to the southwest, .
Comments on faunal list
URL 1 http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/asi/asi-58.html
URL 2 http://wldb.ilec.or.jp/Details/Lake/ASI-58
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Total
FishBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
93 36
Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen on 09.06.02
Modified by Casal, Christine Marie V. on 02.24.17
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