Type Tectonic Max. depth 450 m (1,480 ft) Surface elevation 485 m | Surface area 323.2 km (124.8 sq mi) Area 323.2 km² Water volume 216 million m³ | |
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Location Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | ||
Lake poso sulawesi by chris lukhaup crustahunter
Lake Poso (Indonesian: Danau Poso) is a lake in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the third-deepest lake in Indonesia.
Contents
- Lake poso sulawesi by chris lukhaup crustahunter
- Map of Lake Poso Danau Poso Regency Central Sulawesi Indonesia
- Tentena stichting lake poso 2014
- Ecology
- References
Map of Lake Poso, Danau, Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
The town of Pendolo is situated at the southern end of the lake, the town of Tentena is located at the northern end, while a number of smaller villages dot the shoreline. The lake drains into the Poso River at Tentena, which flows into the Molucca Sea at the town of Poso.
Tentena stichting lake poso 2014
Ecology
The lake contains various fish, including the eel Anguilla marmorata which migrates between the lake and the sea, and 11 fish species that are endemic to the lake, notably buntingi ricefish (Adrianichthys, Oryzias nebulosus, O. nigrimas and O. orthognathus), gobies (Mugilogobius amadi and M. sarasinorum), and the halfbeak Nomorhamphus celebensis. These endemics are all highly threatened; in some cases possibly already extinct. One of the reasons for the drastic decline of the native fish are introduced, non-native species, particularly Mozambique tilapia and common carp.
There is also a large number of endemic Tylomelania freshwater snails in the lake, as well as several endemic Caridina shrimps and Parathelphusid crabs (genera Migmathelphusa, Parathelphusa and Sundathelphusa).
A park containing wild orchids is located near the village Bancea on the lake. As well the forests surrounding the lake still provide rare sightings of the anoa (dwarf buffalo) and the babirusa (literally, pigdeer), a ruminant pig. These two endangered species are among a number of wildlife species found only on the island of Sulawesi.