AMAZING INDONESIA: JATILUHUR LAKE

ENGLISH/INDONESIA

Jatiluhur Lake is located in Purwakarta district, West Java province. From Jakarta or from Bandung can be accessed through Purbaleunyi highway and exit at the exit Jatiluhur.

Jatiluhur Lake is actually an artificial lake of the Citarum river is dammed, so be a lake or reservoir or dam. Lake Jatiluhur often called Jatiluhur reservoir or dam or reservoir / dam Ir H Juanda. Citarum River is the largest river in West Java, so that the reservoir jatilihur be as the largest dam in Indonesia.

Jatiluhur built since 1957. Reservoir has an area of 8300 hectares. Reservoir is used as a power plant with a capacity of 187 MW power. Also Jatiluhur reservoir also serves as a source of irrigation for rice fields under the dam, also serves as a Jakarta raw material water taps.

Another function Jatiluhur is as a recreation and tourism as well as for freshwater fish culture. So Jatiluhur Lake now more commonly known as recreation area. Jatiluhur Lake water level is about 100 m above sea level. Jatiluhur lake surrounded by hills and mountains with an altitude between 100 m to 1200 m. Thus a view on the lake Jatiluhur becomes very beautiful. In the area of Lake Jatiluhur many available recreational facilities such as playground, hotels, bungalows, Waterworld, boat, boats, water sports and others.

Also Jatiluhur region often also used for outbound. Rock hills are also often used to exercise rapeling or rock climbing.