Lakes Pandin and Yambo

Lake Pandin
A panoramic view of the lake
Lake Pandin Location within the Philippines
Location	Laguna
Group	Seven Lakes of San Pablo
Coordinates	14°6′52″N 121°22′4″E
Lake type	crater lake
Surface area	20.5 ha (51 acres)
Average depth	63 m (207 ft)
Settlements	San Pablo

Lake Yambo
View of the lake from the narrow strip of land separating it from Lake Pandin
Lake Yambo Location within the Philippines
Location	Laguna
Group	Seven Lakes of San Pablo
Coordinates	14°7′8″N 121°22′00″E
Type	crater lake
Surface area	28.5 ha (70 acres)
Average depth	40 m (130 ft)
Settlements	San Pablo

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, and are situated at Brgy. San Lorenzo in San Pablo, Laguna.

Lake Pandin is said to be "the most pristine" of the seven lakes of San Pablo.[1]

Pandin Lake

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 Lake

Yambo has a normal surface area of 28.5 hectares.

Yambo, like pandin is considered oligotrophic, and is suitable for swimming, outings, and picnics.

Legend of the Lakes

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, did not 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 into twin lakes separated from each other by a bare strip of land.

Notes

1. Inquirer.net (retrieved on 17 March 2009)

References

• The Legend of Pandin and Yambo
• San Pablo City

External links

• Geographic data related to Lake Pandin at OpenStreetMap
• Geographic data related to Lake Yambo at OpenStreetMap