title: Lake Danao (Negros)
text: # Lake Danao (Negros)
  
  Lake Danao is the smaller of the two lakes located in the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in the southern part of Negros Oriental in the Philippines; the other being Lake Balinsasayao. The lakes and its surrounding were designated as a protected area by Proclamation No. 414 on 21 November 2000 categorized as a Natural Park covering about 8,016 hectares (19,810 acres). The lake itself has about 28 hectares (69 acres) surface area.
  
  ## Flora and fauna
  
  The lake supports a rich fish fauna, including a number of introduced species. The surrounding dipterocarp forest is rich in bird life.
  
  