Lake Tondano

Lake Tondano is the largest lake in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

The lake is approximately 36 km from the city of Manado and is 600 meters above sea level.[1]

In recent years there have been reports of decreasing water levels at Lake Tondano; from 1934 when it was 40 meters, to 1993 to 23 meters, 18 meters in 1996 and 12 meters in 2010.[2]

The halfbeak fish Tondanichthys kottelati is endemic to the lake.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/forum/showthread.php?1843-Tondano-Lake
  2. ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/25/n-sulawesis-lake-tondano-now-only-12-meters-deep.html
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Tondanichthys kottelati" in FishBase. February 2017 version.

Coordinates: 1°13′41″N 124°53′53″E / 1.228°N 124.898°E / 1.228; 124.898

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