Situ Gintung

Situ Gintung
Lake Gintung
Situ Gintung, 2014
Location of the lake in Indonesia.
Location of the lake in Indonesia.
Situ Gintung
LocationSouth Tangerang, Indonesia
Coordinates06°18′18″S 106°45′45″E / 6.30500°S 106.76250°E / -6.30500; 106.76250
TypeArtificial lake

Situ Gintung (Sundanese, Lake Gintung) is an artificial lake near to the town of Cirendeu (pronounced [tʃirəndɤ]) in the city of South Tangerang, Indonesia. It was formed by a dam up to 16 m (52 ft) high which was built by Dutch colonial authorities in 1933. The dam failed on 27 March 2009, draining the lake, with resulting floods killing at least 100 people.[1]

  1. ^ "Walhi Cites 6 Officials For Dam Negligence". Jakarta Globe. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2009.