Temenggor Lake ( ms, Tasik Temenggor) is a lake in

Hulu Perak District Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. As the largest district in Perak, there are border to the east of the district is the state of Kelantan, to the west is Kedah, to the south is the district of Kuala Kangsar whi ...

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. It is the second largest

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after

Kenyir Lake Tasik Kenyir or Kenyir Lake 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 ...

in Hulu Terengganu District,

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. This man-made lake is located south of 1,533 m high Ulu Titi Basah peak. It was created after the construction of Temenggor Dam to generate

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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 federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal terri ...

(Pulau Banding) and

Lake Temenggor Bridge Lake Temenggor Bridge is the longest highway bridge on the East-West Highway, (Federal route ). Opened on 1 July 1982, the bridge crosses Lake Temenggor, a hydroelectric dam in Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast A ...

on the East-West Highway 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

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. 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 Belum-Temengor is the largest continuous forest complex in Peninsular Malaysia. Specifically, it is located in the Malaysian state of Perak ( Hulu Perak) and crosses into Southern Thailand. Belum-Temenggor is divided into two sections. Belum is lo ...

Temenggor Lake Bridge Lake Temenggor Bridge is the longest highway bridge on the East-West Highway, (Federal route ). Opened on 1 July 1982, the bridge crosses Lake Temenggor, a hydroelectric dam in Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast A ...

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(JKR) East-West Highway Monument *

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village

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