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| Lake Aguingay during drier months. Photo credit: Philip G. Bartilet |
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| Lake Aguingay still showing the receding waters after the rains. Photo credit: Pinoymountaineer.com |
Imagine a lake three times the area of Bulusan Lake, her sister lake from the same mountain.
Imagine it on top almost 200 feet higher than her famous sister. Imagine a vast plain when the water receded on drier months.
Imagine a lake bed like a vast plain savannah.
Imagine it surrounded by rainforests.
Imagine the flora and fauna dancing with the ebb and the tides of these landscapes constantly changing.
Imagine a lake for all seasons!
Imagine. The marvelous beauty of Lake Aguingay!
Facts:
Lake Aguingay
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Aguingay
Location Luzon
Island
Coordinates 12°44′57.55″N
124°04′23.04″ECoordinates: 12°44′57.55″N 124°04′23.04″E
Lake type Seasonal
Crater Lake
Basin countries Philippines
Surface area 76
hectares (190 acres)
Shore length1 3.6
kilometres (2.2 mi)
Surface elevation 410
metres (1,350 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Lake Aguingay is a vast plain at the center of Bulusan
Volcano National Park located near Bulusan Lake at the Municipality of Bulusan,
South central part of the Sorsogon Province, Southern Luzon, Bicol Region,
Philippines. It is called The Lake because it is occasionally flooded during
wet season and dries up during summer. When it is wet it resembles a big lake
located right at the foot of Mt. Bulusan. The area is home to various endemic
birds, reptiles and other mammals. It is surrounded by lush vegetation and a
tropical rain forest. It is only accessible by foot from Bulusan Lake and from
the villages of Kapangihan and San Roque
" Bulusan Lake, on the southeastern side of Bulusan
Volcano, is 635 meters above sea level.
The lake occupies the depression between two lava flow lobes abutting a
hill on the southeast slope of the volcano.
With a depth of 33 meters, the lake covers an area of 16.5 hectares and
has a circumference of 2,000 meters. The
intermittent Lake Aguingay is situated at a higher elevation about 1,100 meters
above sea level. This lake appears and
disappears depending on the weather condition and even expands to three times
the area of Bulusan Lake during extreme rainfall depths."
Source:The Bicol Regional Physical
Framework Plan (RPFP) NEDA 5
Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines
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