Lake Mainit

Lake Mainit
Lake Mainit
	Lake Mainit looking south from the northern shore
	Lake Mainit Location within the Philippines
Location	Mindanao
Coordinates	9°25′57″N 125°31′22″E / 9.43250°N 125.52278°E
Type	Oligotrophic Freshwater lake
Primary inflows	28 creeks and rivers
Primary outflows	Calinawan River
Catchment area	870.72 km2 (336.19 sq mi)
Basin countries	Philippines
Max. length	29.1 km (18.1 mi)
Surface area	173.4 km2 (67.0 sq mi)
Average depth	128 m (420 ft)
Max. depth	223 m (732 ft)
Water volume	22.2 km3 (5.3 cu mi)
Shore length1	62.1 km (38.6 mi)
Surface elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Settlements	Alegria; Jabonga; Kitcharao; Mainit;
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Mainit is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines, having a surface area of 173.40 square kilometres (66.95 sq mi).^[2]^[3]^[4] The lake is also the deepest lake in the country with maximum depth reaching 223 metres (732 ft).^[2]^[5] It is located in the northeastern section of Mindanao and shared between the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte.

Etymology

The name of the lake is a Visayan word mainit, which means "hot".^[6]^{[better source needed]}

^ "Philippine Lakes - Lake Look to Lake Pandin". Retrieved October 17, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Physical Features of Lake Mainit". Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA). February 8, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
^ "Lake Mainit". ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC). Retrieved October 17, 2008.
^ "Lake Mainit". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
^ "Lake Mainit". BIMP-EAGA. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
^ "How Mainit got its name?".
^ "Municipality of Alegria". Municipality of Alegria.

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Major	Laguna de Bay Lanao Taal Mainit Naujan Buluan Bato Buhi
Minor	Aguingay Alligator Apo Baao Balanan Balinsasayao Balukbaluk Basak Bito Buluan Bulusan Bunot Cabalian Calibato Dagianan Danao (Albay) Danao (Cebu) Danao (Leyte) Danao (Negros) Dapao Dasay Duminagat Gunao Kalanganan Kayangan Labas Lahit Leonard Lumao Manguao Mapanuepe Maragang Maughan Muhikap Nabua Napalit Pagusi Palakpakin Panamao Pandin and Yambo Paoay Pendo Pinamaloy Pinatubo Putia Sampaloc Sebu Seit Seloton Sultan Taal Main Crater Tadlac Talao Tikub Uyaan Venado Wood
Artificial	Ambuklao Binga Caliraya Chico La Mesa Labasin Lumot Magat Pantabangan Pulangi IV
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Lake Mainit
Lake Mainit looking south from the northern shore
Lake Mainit Location within the Philippines
Location	Mindanao
Coordinates	9°25′57″N 125°31′22″E / 9.43250°N 125.52278°E / 9.43250; 125.52278
Type	Oligotrophic Freshwater lake
Primary inflows	28 creeks and rivers
Primary outflows	Calinawan River
Catchment area	870.72 km² (336.19 sq mi)
Basin countries	Philippines

Max. length	29.1 km (18.1 mi)
Surface area	173.4 km² (67.0 sq mi)
Average depth	128 m (420 ft)
Max. depth	223 m (732 ft)
Water volume	22.2 km³ (5.3 cu mi)
Shore length¹	62.1 km (38.6 mi)
Surface elevation	42 m (138 ft)

Settlements	Alegria Jabonga Kitcharao Mainit
References	^[1]^[2]

¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.