Holiday Ayo - Lake Singkarak is one of the most beautiful lakes in West Sumatera. This lake is the second largest lake on the island of Sumatra after Lake Toba in North Sumatra.

Lake Singkarak has an area of about 11,200 hectares, with a length of about 20 km and a width of about 6.5 km.

Lake Singkarak is the headwaters of the river or Batang Ombilin where some of the water flows through a tunnel through the Bukit Barisan to Batang Anai.

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The goal is to drive the Singkarak hydropower generator in Padang Pariaman Regency. Apart from functioning to drive generators, this lake is a favourite tourist destinations for tourists who want to see the charm of its beauty.

Every region in Indonesia always has its origins, from those based on legends to facts. Lake Singkarak is a lake that was originally formed as a result of the tectonic process of faulting the island of Sumatra.

This tectonic process resulted in the damming of volcanic material originating from active volcanic eruptions around the lake.

This lake is part of the Singkarak-Solok Basin which is included in the Sumatra Fault segment. The Singkarak-Solok Basin was formed from a subsidence caused by the movement of the Sumatra Fault.

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This basin gradually dammed up volcanic material and rainwater that fell on it to form Lake Singkarak. Due to the existence of tectonic processes in this lake, movement and increase in size occur from time to time.

At the beginning of its formation, this lake is only about 3 km in size. However, now the size has become 20 km. The lake area will continue to increase every year.