Lake Singkarak ( id, Danau Singkarak) is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

West Sumatra West Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Barat) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. The province has an area of , with a population of 5, ...

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. It is located between the regencies of Tanah Datar and

Solok Regency Solok Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,738 km2 and had a population of 348,566 at the 2010 Census and 391,497 at the 2020 Census. The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Aros ...

. It has an area of 107.8 km², being approximately 21 km long and 7 km wide. The natural outlet for excess water is the Ombilin river which flows eastward to the Strait of Malacca. A hydroelectric project, however, has diverted most of the lake outflow to the Anai river which flows westward into the

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near Padang. This Singkarak power station uses this water to generate power for the

and

Riau Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south. Accord ...

provinces. A species of fish called ''ikan bilih'' (''Mystacoleucus padangensis'') is endemic to the lake, and is harvested for human consumption. A railway line, which connects Padang and

Sawahlunto-Sijunjung Sijunjung Regency, formerly known as Sawahlunto Sijunjung, is a regency (''kabupaten'') in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 3,130.80 km2, and it had a population of 201,823 at the 2010 census and 235,045 at the 2020 Census. T ...

, skirts the length of the lake on the eastern side. Haeckel Singkarak

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Singkarak Lake Singkarak ( id, Danau Singkarak) is a lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located between the regencies of Tanah Datar and Solok Regency. It has an area of 107.8 km2, being approximately 21 km long and 7 km wide. The natural ...

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