| Lake Pandin | |
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| The panorama of Lake Pandin. | |
| Location | San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines |
| Group | Seven Lakes of San Pablo |
| Lake type | crater lake |
| Basin countries | Philippines |
| Surface area | 20.5ha |
| Average depth | 63m |
| Water volume | 6,600 cubic meters |
| Settlements | San Pablo City |
| Lake Yambo | |
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| The view of Lake Yambo from the narrow strip of land that separates it from Lake Pandin. | |
| Location | San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines |
| Group | Seven Lakes of San Pablo |
| Lake type | crater lake |
| Basin countries | Philippines |
| Surface area | 5ha |
| Settlements | San Pablo City |
Pandin and Yambo are twin crater lakes separated by a narrow strip of land. They are part of the Seven Lakes system in San Pablo. The lakes can be found in Brgy. San Lorenzo, San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines.
Lake Pandin is said to be "the most pristine" of the seven lakes of San Pablo.[1]
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Pandin has an area of 20.5 hectares and a maximum depth of 63 meters. It has a calculated volume of 6,600 cubic meters of water in storage.
Pandin is considered oligotrophic because of the abundant plant and fish life.
Yambo has a normal surface area of 28.5 hectares.
Yambo, like pandin is considered oligotrophic, and is suitable for swimming, outings and picnics.
It was told that these two lakes were named after two lovers. According to the legend, a beautiful woman named Pandin was cursed not to step on the earth, otherwise, something terrible would befall her. Yambo, her ardent lover, didn't know about the curse and had made her step on earth, after which there was a terrible noise followed by the cracking grumble of the earth and a heavy downpour eventually converted the area where they're on into twin lakes separated from each other by a bare strip of land.
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