Mapanuepe Lake
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| File:Mapanuepe Lake 1992.jpg The lake in 1992 with the three settlements already submerged | |
Mapanuepe Lake is located in Philippines Mapanuepe Lake Location within the Philippines | |
| Location | Zambales, Luzon Island |
| Coordinates | 14°59′0″N 120°17′30″E / 14.98333°N 120.29167°E |
| Type | Lahar-dammed lake |
| Primary inflows | Mapanuepe and Marella River |
| Primary outflows | Santo Tomas River[1] |
| Basin countries | Philippines |
| First flooded | 1991-1992 |
| Max. length | 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
| Surface area | 648 hectares (1,600 acres) |
| Max. depth | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 33 kilometres (21 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 129 metres (423 ft) |
| Islands | Ten small islets |
| Settlements | San Marcelino |
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Mapanuepe Lake is a freshwater lake located in the municipality of San Marcelino, Zambales in the Philippines. The lake was created after the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. Lahars following the eruption blocked the drainage of Mapanuepe River, south of the volcano, flooding Mapanuepe Valley together with its settlements. Only the steeple of the church protruding out of the water remained from one of the villages.[2]
History
Water quality
The lake water is reportedly contaminated with mercury leaking from the abandoned Dizon Copper Mine on the east shore of the lake. However, harmful chemicals are now diluted and the lake is believed to be safe for diving and fishing.[3]
Popular culture
- The lake was featured on Episode 10 in the second season of Destination Truth, an American TV show on the Sci-Fi Channel, titled Ahool and Pinatubo Monsters . The Destination Truth team made an investigation following reports by local fishermen of mysterious, giant, and black fish-like creatures swimming on the lake labeled as the "Pinatubo Monster" by the show.[4]
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Map of the major rivers originating from Mount Pinatubo
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Mapanuepe Lake before the eruption and after the formation in 1991
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A closer look at the confluence of Marella and Mapanuepe Rivers before the eruption with the location of the old settlements that were submerged
See also
References
- ↑ Rodolfo, Kelvin S.; Umbal, Jesse V. "Two Years of Lahars on the Western Flank of Mount Pinatubo". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
- ↑ "The 1991 Lahars of Southwestern Mount Pinatubo and Evolution of the Lahar-Dammed Mapanuepe Lake". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
- ↑ "Mapanuepe Lake: Look Ma, No Mutation".
- ↑ "Destination Truth - Ahool and Pinatubo Episode". SyFy Channel. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
