List of lakes of the Philippines

The origin of many lakes in the Philippines is closely related to volcanic and tectonic activity.

A number of smaller lakes occupy the craters of extinct volcanoes.

Some lake basins are developed by subsidence due to tectonic or volcanic activity.

Others owe their existence to obstruction of drainage courses by landslides, lava flows and by fragmental volcanic ejecta.

The following is a partial list of permanent lakes (excluding flood plains) in the Philippines: Download coordinates as:

Several lakes in the Philippines, like Lake Danao in Leyte (pictured), are volcanic in origin.