Tes Lake

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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 tourist attraction in the Lebong Regency. It is one of the largest lakes in Indonesia. Tes Lake is the main hydroelectric (hydropower) supplier nearly all of Bengkulu Province. The lake covers an area of approximately 750 hectares. Located at Kutai Donok Village, it is an hours travel from Muara Aman, and can be reached by most public transportation. The Central Hydro Electricity facility is only about 2 km from the lake.

Details[]

1926 photo of the lake

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[]