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
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.

Primary inflows28 creeks and rivers

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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
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.