Kenyir Lake | |
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Location | Terengganu, Malaysia |
Coordinates | 5°00′N 102°48′E / 5.000°N 102.800°E |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Kenyir River |
Primary outflows | Terengganu River |
Basin countries | Malaysia |
Surface area | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 476 feet (145 m) |
Islands | 340 |
Kenyir Lake (Malay: Tasik Kenyir; Jawi: تاسيق كڽير) is an artificial lake located in Hulu Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, nestled deep in the Pantai Timur Range. The lake was created in 1985 by the Kenyir Dam on the Kenyir River, the upper stream of the Terengganu River. The lake provides water to the nearby Sultan Mahmud Power Station. It is the largest man-made lake in mainland Southeast Asia with an area of 260,000 hectares.[1]