Temenggor Lake ( ms, Tasik Temenggor) is a lake in Hulu Perak District,

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

, Malaysia. It is the second largest lake in Peninsular Malaysia after Kenyir Lake in

Hulu Terengganu District Hulu Terengganu (Upper Terengganu) is an interior district of Terengganu, Malaysia. The seat of the district is Kuala Berang, located about from the state capital, Kuala Terengganu. The local government of this district is Hulu Terengganu Distri ...

, Terengganu. This man-made lake is located south of 1,533 m high

Ulu Titi Basah Ulu Titi Basah ( th, เขาฮูลูติติปาซา; ms, Gunung Ulu Titi Basah) is the southernmost high peak of Thailand. This 1,533 m high peak is located on the Malaysia-Thailand border between Betong District of Yala Provinc ...

peak. It was created after the construction of

Temenggor Dam The Temengor Dam or Temengor Hydro-Electric Project or Temengor Power Station is a dam in Gerik, Perak, Malaysia. It is located on Perak River about 200 km northeast of Ipoh. Construction of the dam impounded Temenggor Lake. Power station ...

to generate electric power. The lake is located about 45 km from the Hulu Perak district capital, Gerik. There is a man-made island,

Banding Island Banding Island (locally Pulau Banding) is an artificial island within Lake Temenggor, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territori ...

(Pulau Banding) and Lake Temenggor Bridge on the

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which crosses the lake.

Recreational activity

The Perak Fisheries Department is tasked with implementing the Temenggor Lake Management Plan. Lake Temenggor is divided into Conservation Zones, Recreational Fishing Zones and Commercial Zones. The Conservation Zone covers the northern part of Temenggor Lake as the Sungai Kejar, Sungai Tiang and Sungai Gadong.

Freshwater fishing culture

Lake Temenggor was developed as a freshwater fish breeding site. The river fish are exposed to extinction due to toxic waste disposal, smuggling and use of chemicals and fish bombs, electric and tubular shock. Since 1997, the Perak Fisheries Department has issued freshwater fish stems and seeds through the Central Fisheries Center (PPD) at Banding. PPD Banding is fully operational since 1 November 2006 and serves as an extension center providing technical advice, information and reference center. High value fish such as Kelah, Temoleh, Baung, Clubau, Tengas, Loma, Tengalan, Sebarau and Lampam river can be found here. Many prawns are found in Perak River, Kinta River and Kampung Dew River in Kamunting, Taiping. The Malaysia-Norway joint venture company, Trapia Malaysia Sdn Bhd, operates tilapia fish farming in Lake Banding on a commercial basis. Lake Temengor is targeted with producing 40,000 tonnes of fish per year from fish cage activities by 2013.

Accidents

On 15 December 2007, 3 soldiers were killed when logs fell on their tents. The three victims were from 21 Royal Malay Regiment ( RAMD) Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan who patrolled the Belum Forest. Those killed were Corporal Fauzi Yamat, 35, from Kelantan; Personnel Mohd Yazman Yaakub, 35, from Pasir Putih, Kelantan and Private Roslin Hassan, 22, from Setiu, Terengganu. Injured troops were Lt Shah Amirul Izham Shamsul Kamar; Lans Kpl Mohd Yusri Yusuf, Prebet Mohd Izham Ishak and Prebet Amar Mohamad Nordin. The victims were evacuated by a Royal Malaysian Air Force ( RMAF) helicopter.

Notable features

* Belum-Temengor * Temenggor Lake Bridge * Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) East-West Highway Monument *

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village

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