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 the 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 (505 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
editName | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km2) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km3) |
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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
editName | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km2) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km3) |
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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
editName | Type | Elevation (m) | Surface 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 |
Wadaslintang Reservoir | Reservoir | - | 14.6 | - | - |
Lesser Sunda Islands
editName | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km2) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km3) |
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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
editName | 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 | 508 | 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
editName | Type | Elevation (m) | Area (km2) | Max-depth (m) | Volume (km3) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Amaru | Solution | 250 | 22 | 20 | - |
Lake Tigi | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Lehmusluoto, Pasi; Badruddin Machbub (1997). National inventory of the major lakes and reservoirs in Indonesia. Edita Oy. ISBN 951-45-7237-8.
- ^ Lehmusluoto, Pasi (2003). "Expedition Indodanau". Retrieved 16 December 2006.