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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

LAKE BALANAN SIATON, NEG. OR.

WATER SPRING SWIMMING POOL





WATERFALLS

Lake Balanan in Siaton
Lake Balanan is a freshwater lake found deep in the mountains of Barangay Sandulot in Siaton , a municipality in the southern portion of Negros Oriental province. The lake is bounded by mountain ranges and fed by three streams, the Lamarao Creek in the northeast, the Balanan creek in the middle and the Nasig-id in the northwestern end.
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In the 1920’s a tectonic earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 in the Richter scale shook the island causing landslides in the Southern ends of both the Balanan and Nasig-id ranges in Siaton. This ultimately resulted in the formation of a figure eight shaped water reservoir, the narrowest point between the two larger portions of the lake being only 90 meters wide.
Soon after the quake a small village began to emerge at the nearby hills and along the banks, feeding mainly from the fishes in the lake and getting enough water supplies too. The quality of soil around the area was also good for agricultural crops. In the early 1990’s the local government expressed interest in promoting its eco-tourism and developing the area as a tourist attraction in the province. There are also plans to provide a habitat for the people living along the banks under very poor conditions.

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