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 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 240Lake Maninjau Caldera 459 97.9 169 10.4Lake Diatas Tectonic 1,531 12.3 44 -Lake Dibawah Tectonic 1,462 11.2 309 - Lake Singkarak Tectonic 362 107.8 268 16.1Lake Gunung Tujuh Caldera 1,950 9.6 40 -Lake Kerinci Tectonic/ volcanic 710 46 97 1.6Lake 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 - 1.2Lake Semayang Floodplain 5 120 6 - Lake Jempang Floodplain 50 450 6 -
Java Name Type Elevation (m) Surface Area (km2) Max-depth (m) Volume (km3) Saguling Reservoir Reservoir 645 53.4 99 0.93Cirata Reservoir Reservoir 200 62 125 2.16Jatiluhur Reservoir Reservoir 111 83 105 2.97Darma Reservoir Reservoir 670 4 14 0.04Sempor Reservoir Reservoir 100 12? 42 0.052Mrica Reservoir Reservoir 200 70? 100 -Lake Lebak Wangi Semi-natural - 0.053 - -Lake Rawa Pening Semi-natural 463 25 14 0.052Gajah Mungkur Reservoir Reservoir 140 90 136 0.74Kedung Ombo Reservoir Reservoir 100 46 90 0.72Sengguruh Reservoir Reservoir - - - -Lahor Reservoir Reservoir 270 2.6 30 0.037Sutami Reservoir Reservoir 270 15 50 0.34Wlingi Reservoir Reservoir 163 3.8 6 0.024Selorejo Reservoir Reservoir 620 4 32 0.062Wadaslintang Reservoir Reservoir - 14.6 - -
Lesser Sunda Islands Name Type Elevation (m) Area (km2) Max-depth (m) Volume (km3) BaliLake 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 -LombokLake Segara Anak Crater 2,008 11.3 190 -FloresLake 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 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 Name 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
List of lakes
References