Jamboree Lake
body of water
Jamboree Lake is a small recreational lake in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. At 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres), it is the smallest natural lake in the country, located within the 587-hectare (1,450-acre) New Bilibid Prison Reservation. It is one of two lakes entirely in Metro Manila, the other being the artificial La Mesa Dam and Reservoir in Quezon City.
Description
Jamboree Lake is a narrow, serpentine lake, about 0.28 kilometers (0.17 mi) long, and situated some 1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi) west of Laguna de Bay coastline in Poblacion, Muntinlupa. It is in the eastern portion of the New Bilibid Prison Reservation, close to NBP Gate 1 at its boundary with Camella Homes Alabang IV-A and the Tensuan villages of Poblacion along the South Luzon Expressway. The lake lies just north of the Magdaong River, which flows down to the southern boundary of the reservation into Muntinlupa's border with Bacoor. It has no visible inlets or outlets. Its water level depends mainly on the groundwater level or precipitation amount.
Jamboree Lake is in a hilly area surrounded by trees and greenery, with a depressed garden, known simply as Sunken Garden, located immediately to the southwest. Near its southern edge is the Memorial Hill, which features an old Imperial Japanese cannon used during World War II, as well as a grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and the grave of Major Eriberto Misa, the longest-serving director of New Bilibid Prison.
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