Tes Lake

Tes Lake
Location Indonesia
Coordinates 3°13′40″S 102°20′54″E / 3.22778°S 102.34833°E / -3.22778; 102.34833Coordinates: 3°13′40″S 102°20′54″E / 3.22778°S 102.34833°E / -3.22778; 102.34833
Type Shrunken lake
Primary inflows Ketahun River & Pauh River
Primary outflows Air Putih River
Catchment area 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Basin countries Indonesia
Max. length 5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width 1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Average depth 10 m (33 ft)
Max. depth 56 m (184 ft)
Water volume 0.05 km3 (41,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1 4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface elevation 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Islands Bungin Ialand, Pasir Island, Titik Island, Saweak Island & Ujung Island
References [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Tes Lake is a natural tourism attraction in Lebong Regency. It is one of the largest lakes in Indonesia. Lake Tes is the main Hydroelectricity (hydropower) supplier for almost whole of Bengkulu Province. The area of the lake is about 750 Ha. Located at Kutai Donok Village, it is approximately an hours travel from Muara Aman, and can be reached by most public transportation. The Central Hydroelectricity, which is only about 2 km from the lake can be visited.

Details

Area description

Based on the Decree of Forestry Minister No. 385/Kpts-II/1985, December 27, 1985, Lake Tes including in an area width: 3.230 Hectares.

Potential growth of flora

The flora that grows around the area are: Meranti, Dyera costulata, Kayu Gadis, Pulai, Gelam, and other plants which also grow elsewhere in Bengkulu Province.

Fauna

Tigers, gibbons, several kinds of monkey, snakes, bears, many kinds of domestic birds, forest dogs, many types of domestic fish, and other varieties of creatures may be found in the area.

Location

Nearest village: Karang Anyar, Kutai Donok (Central Village), Talang Ratu Village and Tes Village

Subdistrict: South Lebong

Regency: Lebong

Province: Bengkulu

Geographical position

Geographically, located between 3'-11- 3'20 S and 102'-18-102'-36 E.

Topography

Generally, 600 to 950m above the sea level.

Geology and soil

Based on Geological Map and Map Prop. Land Bengkulu scale 1: 500,000:

  • Structure of Geology: Rocks and Tuva Resen Vulkan
  • Type of Soil: Litosol, Regosol
  • Material Master: Frozen Rock and Vulcan

Climate

Based on climate division Schmidt and Feerguson including the type of climate (A).

Accessibility

To reach the location from Bengkulu City, you can use most types of vehicles.

References

  1. Archived March 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
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