Lake Dapao

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A protected lake southwest of Lake Lanao, and one of the deepest in the country: it reaches 120 metres. The surface covers about 1,011 hectares, and the water comes from local run-off and several small rivers.

The lake and the land around it became a protected national park in 1965 under Republic Act 4190, which covers about 1,500 square kilometres. The water is rich in fish: dalag, Mozambique tilapia, common carp, goby and catfish. The endangered Barbodes tumba once lived here in numbers, but fieldwork in 1982 found none, and it is believed to be locally extinct.

Town

Lanao del Sur

Written by an editor · 22 Sep 2026 · source: Wikipedia, Lake Dapao