Lake Buluan is a lake located on the island of
Mindanao
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in the
Philippines
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.
With an estimated
surface area
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of , it is the third largest lake in
Mindanao
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,
after
Lake Lanao and
Lake Mainit. It has an average elevation of .
The lake is sandwiched between the provinces of
Maguindanao and
Sultan Kudarat. The lake falls under the political jurisdiction of the
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Buluan and
Mangudadatu of
Maguindanao and
President Quirino and
Lutayan in
Sultan Kudarat.
The
lake
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consists of adjoining marshy basins of the
Pulangi,
Maanoy,
Buluan,
and Alah rivers, which are all
tributaries
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of the
Mindanao River.
History
This lake was formerly surrounded by the
Sultanate of Buayan before the American era.
Species of fish
The following species of fish are found in the lake:
* Climbing gourami (''
Anabas testudineus'')
* Snakehead murrel (''
Channa striata'')
* Milkfish (''
Chanos chanos'')
* Walking catfish (''
Clarias batrachus'')
* Common carp (''
Cyprinus carpio carpio'')
* Sundari bele (''
Glossogobius giuris'')
* Mozambique tilapia (''
Oreochromis mossambicus'')
* Spotte barb or common barb (''
Puntius binotatus'')
* Snakeskin gourami (''
Trichopodus pectoralis'')
Environmental concerns
Mining
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operations in the nearby provinces of
South Cotabato
South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional cen ...
and
Davao del Sur
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as well as
Sultan Kudarat pose a threat to the lake
habitat
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.
See also
*
List of protected areas of the Philippines
References
External links
*
*
{{Protected areas in Soccsksargen
Buluan
Game refuge and bird sanctuaries of the Philippines
Landforms of Sultan Kudarat
Landforms of Maguindanao del Sur