Lake Buluan

Lake Buluan
Lake Buluan Location within the Philippines
Location	Mindanao
Coordinates	6°38′26″N 124°49′30″E / 6.64056°N 124.82500°E / 6.64056; 124.82500Coordinates: 6°38′26″N 124°49′30″E / 6.64056°N 124.82500°E / 6.64056; 124.82500
Type	Freshwater lake
Primary inflows	Marbel River
Basin countries	Philippines
Surface area	6,134 ha (61.34 km2)
Average depth	4.5 m (14.76 ft)
Max. depth	6 m (19.69 ft)
Settlements	Buluan Lutayan President Quirino

Lake Buluan is a lake located in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. With an estimated surface area of 61.34 square kilometres (23.68 sq mi), it is the third largest lake in Mindanao, after Lake Lanao and Lake Mainit. It has an average elevation of 4.5 metres (15 ft).

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.

The following species of fishes are found in the lake:

Mining operations in the nearby provinces of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur as well as Sultan Kudarat poses a threat to the lake habitat.