Lake Palakpakin
Lake Palakpakin | |
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Lake Palakpakin Location within the Philippines | |
Location | Laguna |
Group | Seven Lakes of San Pablo |
Coordinates | 14°6′36″N 121°20′24″E / 14.11000°N 121.34000°ECoordinates: 14°6′36″N 121°20′24″E / 14.11000°N 121.34000°E |
Type | crater lake |
Surface area | 43 hectares (110 acres) |
Average depth | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
Settlements | San Pablo City |
Lake Palakpakin is one of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo in Laguna province in the Philippines. Palakpakin is located in , San Pablo City. With an area of 43 hectares (110 acres), it has a maximum depth of 7.5 metres (25 ft).
Residents around the lake rely on income from fishpens and fishcages that grow cultured tilapia and silver carps.
Legend[]
A few kilometers north of the city proper was a village which had become known then for its ancient tree which had a hollow trunk. It was called Palakpak. Some villagers said that on moonlit nights they could see a beautiful, red-haired lady washing her long hair with the hollow trunk serving as her wash basin. There is also river nearby where a big fish appeared each night when the beautiful lady was around. The villagers would not catch it, believing that it must be her pet.
One day, a stranger came to the village and tried to solve the mystery about the red-haired lady and the fish. And so one moonlit night, he waited for her. Seeing the lady in her pristine glory, the stranger approached her. All of a sudden there was thunder and lightning. The earth quaked with terrible intensity, while the river swelled alarmingly into a lake. From that time onwards, that lake produces a large quantity of shrimps which when cooked, turned red. People since then had affectionately called their village Palakpakin, after that ancient tree and the shrimps in the lake became a principal source of livelihood, which they call Hipong Palakpakin or Palakpakin Shrimp.
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External links[]
- Geographic data related to Lake Palakpakin at OpenStreetMap
- Seven Lakes of San Pablo
- Volcanic crater lakes
- Maars of the Philippines
- Calabarzon geography stubs