The charm of Lake Laut Tawar hypnotizes its visitors. If seen from the altitude before reaching the town of Takengon then Lake Laut Tawar really will spoil the eye who looked at it.
Danau Laut Tawar is a lake and tourist area located in Gayo Highlands, Central Aceh district, Aceh.
In addition to the famous Gayo Coffee to foreign countries, Lake Laut Tawar is not less famous as well. Gayo tribe who inhabit the region called it with Danau Laut Tawar. It has an area of approximately 5,472 hectares with a length of 17 km and a width of 3,219 km. The water volume is approximately 2,537,483,884 m³ (2.5 trillion liters). There are 25 krueng streams that empty into Lake Laut Tawar with a total water discharge of approximately 10,043 liters per second.
Average depth of lake: 35 meters from the edge of the lake: 8.9 meters. 100 meters from the edge of the lake: 19.27 meters. 620 meters from the edge of the lake: 51.13 meters. Average lake water temperature measured by depth: 1 meter: 21.55 ° C 5 meters: 21.37 ° C 10 meters: 21.15 ° C 20 meters: 20.70 ° C 50 meters: 19.35 ° C Highest brightness 2.92 meters (in the middle of the lake), while the lowest is 1.29 meters (Kp Kuala II). The higher the brightness, the clearer the water.
Let's visit the Lake Laut Tawar in Takengon, a cool city, the coffee town of the birth of the world-famous Saman Dance. Danau Laut Tawar is a lake and tourist area located in Gayo Highlands, Central Aceh District, Nanggröe Aceh Darussalam. Gayo tribe called it with Lake Lut Tawar. The extent is approximately 5,472 hectares with a length of 17 km and a width of 3,219 km. Its water volume is approximately 2,537,483,884 m³ (2.5 trillion liters). There are 25 krueng streams that empty into Lake Laut Tawar with a total water discharge of approximately 10,043 liters per second.
Average depth of lake: 35 meters from the edge of the lake: 8.9 meters. 100 meters from the edge of the lake: 19.27 meters. 620 meters from the edge of the lake: 51.13 meters. Average lake water temperature measured by depth: 1 meter: 21.55 ° C 5 meters: 21.37 ° C 10 meters: 21.15 ° C 20 meters: 20.70 ° C 50 meters: 19.35 ° C Highest brightness 2.92 meters (in the middle of the lake), while the lowest is 1.29 meters (Kp Kuala II). The higher the brightness, the clearer the water.