Lake Poso

Lake Poso
Location	Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Coordinates	1°55′28″S 120°37′0″E
Lake type	Tectonic
Primary outflows	Poso River
Basin countries	Indonesia
Surface area	323.2 km²
Max. depth	450 m
Water volume	216 gigalitre
Surface elevation	485 m

Lake Poso (Indonesian: Danau Poso) is a lake in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the third-deepest lake in Indonesia. The lake contains silver and yellow eels and two endemic fish species, Adrianichtys kruyti and Xenopoecilus poptae. The town of Pendolo is situated at the southern end of the lake, the town of Tentena is located at the northern end, while a number of smaller villages dot the shoreline. The lake drains into the Poso River at Tentena, which flows into the Molucca Sea at the town of Poso. A park containing wild orchids is located near the village Bancea on the lake. As well the forests surrounding the lake still provide rare sightings of the anoa (dwarf buffalo) and the babirusa (literally, pigdeer), a ruminant pig. These two endangered species are among a number of wildlife species found only on the island of Sulawesi.

See also

• List of lakes of Indonesia