List of lakes of Indonesia
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This is a list of the notable lakes of Indonesia. Indonesia has 521 natural lakes and over 100 reservoirs, covering approximately 21,000 km². The total volume of water held is approximately 500 km³. The largest lake, by both area and volume, is Lake Toba in Sumatra. It holds 240 km³ of freshwater, and is largest lake body in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia has 3 of the 20 deepest lakes in the world - Lake Matano in Sulawesi (590 m), Lake Toba in Sumatra (529 m) and Lake Poso in Sulawesi (450 m). The only lake in Indonesia having a cryptodepression (the bottom of the lake is below sea level) is Lake Matano.
The lakes and reservoirs supply water for personal and commercial uses, and support economic activities like fisheries, hydropower, irrigation, transport, and recreation. They assist in preventing floods, and are important ecological entities.
Sumatra
Name | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km²) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km³) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Laut Tawar | Tectonic | 1,100 | 70 | 80 | - |
Lake Toba | Volcanic/ tectonic | 905 | 1,130 | 529 | 240 |
Lake Maninjau | Caldera | 459 | 97.9 | 169 | 10.4 |
Lake Diatas | Tectonic | 1,531 | 12.3 | 44 | - |
Lake Dibawah | Tectonic | 1,462 | 11.2 | 309 | - |
Lake Singkarak | Tectonic | 362 | 107.8 | 268 | 16.1 |
Lake Gunung Tujuh | Caldera | 1,950 | 9.6 | 40 | - |
Lake Kerinci | Tectonic/ volcanic | 710 | 46 | 97 | 1.6 |
Lake Ranau | Tectonic/ volcanic | 540 | 125.9 | 229 | 21.95 |
Kalimantan
Name | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km²) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km³) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Sentarum | Floodplain | 35 | 275 | 8 | -- |
Lake Bangkau | Floodplain | 10 | 20 | 4.5 | - |
Riam Kanan Reservoir | Reservoir | - | 92 | - | 1.2 |
Lake Semayang | Floodplain | 5 | 120 | 6 | - |
Lake Jempang | Floodplain | 50 | 450 | 6 | - |
Java
Name | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km²) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km³) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saguling Reservoir | Reservoir | 645 | 53.4 | 99 | 0.93 |
Cirata Reservoir | Reservoir | 200 | 62 | 125 | 2.16 |
Jatiluhur Reservoir | Reservoir | 111 | 83 | 105 | 2.97 |
Darma Reservoir | Reservoir | 670 | 4 | 14 | 0.04 |
Sempor Reservoir | Reservoir | 100 | 12? | 42 | 0.052 |
Mrica Reservoir | Reservoir | 200 | 70? | 100 | - |
Lake Rawa Pening | Semi-natural | 463 | 25 | 14 | 0.052 |
Gajah Munkur Reservoir | Reservoir | 140 | 90 | 136 | 0.74 |
Kedung Ombo Reservoir | Reservoir | 100 | 46 | 90 | 0.72 |
Sengguruh Reservoir | Reservoir | - | - | - | - |
Lahor Reservoir | Reservoir | 270 | 2.6 | 30 | 0.037 |
Sutami Reservoir | Reservoir | 270 | 15 | 50 | 0.34 |
Wlingi Reservoir | Reservoir | 163 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.024 |
Selorejo Reservoir | Reservoir | 620 | 4 | 32 | 0.062 |
Lesser Sunda Islands
Name | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km²) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km³) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bali | |||||
Lake Tamblingan | Caldera | 1,214 | 1.9 | 90 | - |
Lake Buyan | Caldera | 1,214 | 3.9 | 87 | - |
Lake Bratan | Caldera | 1,231 | 3.8 | 22 | - |
Lake Batur | Caldera | 1,031 | 15.9 | 88 | - |
Palasari Reservoir | Reservoir | 66 | 3? | 45 | - |
Lombok | |||||
Lake Segara Anak | Crater | 2,008 | 11.3 | 190 | - |
Flores | |||||
Lake Tigawarna | Crater | 1,410 | 0.4 | 60 | - |
Sulawesi
Name | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km²) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km³) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Tondano | Crater | 600 | 50 | 20 | - |
Lake Limboto | Floodplain | 25 | 56 | 2.5 | - |
Lake Lindu | Tectonic | 1,000 | 32 | 100 | - |
Lake Poso | Tectonic | 485 | 323.2 | 450 | - |
Lake Sidenreng | Floodplain | 6 | 200? | 4 | - |
Lake Tempe | Floodplain | 5 | 350 | 5 | - |
Lake Matano | Tectonic | 382 | 164.1 | 590 | - |
Lake Towuti | Tectonic | 293 | 561.1 | 203 | - |
Papua
Name | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km²) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km³) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Amaru | Solution | 250 | 22 | 20 | - |
Lake Gigi | Solution | 1,780 | 46.9 | - | - |
Lake Laamora | Solution | 400 | 62.1 | 50 | - |
Lake Paniai | Tectonic | 1,742 | 195.5 | 50 | - |
Lake Rombebai | Floodplain | 10 | 149 | - | - |
Lake Sentani | Landslide dam | 70 | 93.6 | 42 | - |
See also
References
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Lehmusluoto, Pasi (1997). National inventory of the major lakes and reservoirs in Indonesia. Edita Oy. ISBN 951-45-7237-8.
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