Lake Buluan

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location = Buluan, Maguindanao Pres. Quirino, Sultan Kudarat Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat
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Lake Buluan is a lake located in the island of Mindanao, Philippinescite web|url=http://www.eaga.org.bn/eaga/forestry/Philippines/Lake%20Bululan/lake%20bululan.htm|title=Lake Buluan|publisher=BIMP-EAGA|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-11] cite web|url=http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=155&Itemid=50|title=Reyes says mining in Tampakan "will be done responsibly" |date=2006-06-06|publisher=MindaNews|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-11] . With an estimated surface area of 61.34 square kilometers, it is the third largest lake in Mindanaocite web|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/W8514E/W8514E23.htm|title=Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects in Implementing Inland Fishery Enhancements in the Philippines|last=dela Cruz|first=Catalino R. |date=1997-04|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-11] cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/W6928E/w6928e0o.htm|title=Ten major lakes of the Philippines|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-11] , after Lake Lanao and Lake Mainit. It has an average elevation of 4.5 meters.

The lake is sandwiched between the provinces of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat. The lake falls under the political jurisdiction of the municipalities of Buluan of Maguindanao and President Quirino and Lutayan in Sultan Kudarat.

The lake actually consists of adjoining marshy basins of the Pulangi, Maanoy, Buluan, Alah rivers, which are all tributaries of the Mindanao River.

pecies of Fish

The following species of fishes are found in the lakecite web|url=http://fish.mongabay.com/data/ecosystems/Lake%20Buluan.htm|title=Fish Species in Lake Buluan|publisher=Fishbase.org|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-11] :
* 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 ("Trichogaster pectoralis")

Environmental Concerns

Mining operations in the nearby provinces of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur as well as Sultan Kudarat poses a threat to the lake habitatcite news|url=http://www.ecologyasia.com/news-archives/2003/nov-03/manila-bulletin_031129_1.htm|title=Mayor warns mining could ruin Mindanao environment|last=Reblando|first=Bong|date=2003-11-29|publisher=Manila Bulletin|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-11] cite web|url=http://manilajournal.com/2006/05/15/sultan-kudarat-execs-fear-mining-will-poison-lake/|title=Sultan Kudarat execs fear mining will poison lake
date=2006-05-15|publisher=Manila Journal|language=English|accessdate=2008-10-11] .

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