Lake Venado

The lake as seen from Mount Apo

Lake Venado

Location within the Philippines

Location| Mindanao
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 7°00′14″N 125°16′6″E﻿ / ﻿7.00389°N 125.26833°E﻿ / 7.00389; 125.26833
Type| Endorheic lake
Max. depth| 20 ft (6.10 m)[1]
Surface elevation| 2,194.56 m (7,200.00 ft)[2]
References| [2]

Lake Venado is an endorheic lake located at the foot of Mount Apo in the province of North Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines .[3][4] It is the second highest lake in the country after Bulalacao Lake of Mount Tabayoc in Benguet, found in coordinates 7°00′8″N 125°16′10″E,[5][6] with an estimated surface elevation of 7,200 feet (2,195 m) above sea level. The lake is fed by local run-off and there is no outflow from the lake. The lake usually loses two-thirds of its size during dry months due to evaporation.

The name of the lake comes from the Spanish word venado, "deer," owing to the deer-like shape of the lake.[7] However, the people living in the area called the lake Linaw, a Cebuano word for "clear", because its crystal-clear waters reflect the peak of Mount Apo. Local tribes believe the lake to be enchanted, inhabited by spirits.[7]

The vicinity of the lake is a popular camping site for mountaineers en route to and coming down from the peak of Mount Apo, the Philippines' highest mountain. In 2007, a Filipino mountaineer descending from the summit drowned in the lake.[1][8][9][10][11]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Climber dies in Davao's 'enchanted' Mt. Apo lake". GMANews.TV. 2007-04-08. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/37390/Climber-dies-in-Davaos-enchanted-Mt-Apo-lake. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kidapawan City - Department of Tourism". http://www.visitmyphilippines.com/index.php?title=KidapawanCity&func=all&pid=1113&tbl=0.
3. ↑ "Davao City". http://library.thinkquest.org/28616/top8/davao.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
4. ↑ "8 Must-Visit Places in Region 12: The 12th Paradise]"]. http://www.choosephilippines.com/specials/lists/1229/dot12-paradise/. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
5. ↑ "Lake Venado - Waypoints and Navigational Data". http://www.waypoints.ph/gpsdata.php3?wpt=venado. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
6. ↑ "Tourist Attractions in Region 12". Regional Development Council - Region 12. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605220137/http://neda12.neda.gov.ph/tourist-sites.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ledesma, Jun (11 April 2007). "Ledesma: The lake in Mt. Apo". Sun.Star Davao. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819060109/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/04/11/oped/jun.ledesma.sunbursts.html. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
8. ↑ Magbanua, Williamor A. (2007-04-08). "Mountaineer drowns in Apo's Lake Venado". Mindanews. http://www.mindanews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=2132. Retrieved 2008-10-16. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
9. ↑ Tupas, Jeffrey M. (2007-04-19). "Tourism agency gets blame for Venado death". Sunstar. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/04/19/news/tourism.agency.gets.blame.for.venado.death.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
10. ↑ "Davao: Mountaineer’s Death a Blunder of DOT, PAMB". Davao Today. 2007-04-17. http://davaotoday.com/2007/04/17/davao-mountaineer’s-death-a-blunder-of-dot-pamb/. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
11. ↑ Chi, Angely Pamila M. (2007-04-25). "A Davao Mountaineer’s Final Adventure". Davao Today. http://davaotoday.com/2007/04/25/a-davao-mountaineer’s-final-adventure/. Retrieved 2008-10-16.

## External links

* Geographic data related to Lake Venado at OpenStreetMap

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