Kenyir Lake is the biggest man-made lake in Southeast Asia. Covered by more than 340 islands spread out in water catchments area of 38000 hectares. The biggest island would be estimated to be as big as Singapore!! And Kenyir Lake got her name from one of the river known as Kenyir River but now the river is beneath the lake when Kenyir Lake almost filled by the rainfall and surrounding water sources. I definitely underestimated the size of the lake. It takes a good few hours from one end to the other!
In terms of human history, this area had been listed as a centre of civilization in the era of Neolithic. Some artifact had been uncovered by a group of archeologists in 1956 and 1970’s. Such artifacts were kitchen utensil, axes and tools dating back in Neolithic era. It is believed that during that era this place was known as one of the business activity centres in the country, with stone tools, stone knives and seashells found!
The normal capacity of the lake store is 13.6 billion cubic metres of water. Whereas the deepest point is 145 metres deep. Scary dont you think? the infamous stark dead trees that haunt Tasik Kenyir that poke out of the lake , some say are submerged 70 meters under the lake!!
The lake contains a dam, in 1987 the whole project was officially opened by his Royal Highness The Sultan of Terengganu Darul Iman and was named after the baginda Sultan "Sultan Mahmud Hydro Electric Power Station".
The main project site is located at Kuala Kenyir (about 55km from Kuala Terengganu). The main features of Kenyir Hydro Electric Project are a rock fill dam with 400 megawatts of generating plant.
Around the lake there are waterfalls, caves, and island mountains!
you can also go boating, rafting, swimming and canoe!
I didnt stay a night, it was only a day trip for me. If you're looking for a place to stay, which is a better option because you'll to cover more areas around the lake, there's plenty of accommodation in accordance to your budget, from boathouses, to resorts spas, Kenyir Lake has it covered.
here's a few links if you're interested!
Lake Kenyir Resort & Spa : www.lakekenyir.com
Petang Island Resort : www.pirkenyir.com
Tanjong Mentong Resort ( chalets and dorms ) : 019-226548
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