Lakes of Malaysia
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The lakes of Malaysia are found distributed in a number of the Malaysian states, the majority of which are in Peninsular Malaysia. There is a signifant yield of fish from the freshwater lakes of Malaysia; however, overall catches appear to be on the decline, due to siltation inflow and possibly overfishing. In addition to the large well-defined lakes, Malaysia has a relatively large amount of freshwater swamps and fish farms, which effectively serve as lakes, although many are anthropogenic; the chief purposes of these swampy water bodies are for fish farming and rice cultivation. The following is a listing of major lakes by state:
Contents
Kedah
- Dayang Bunting Lake, Langkawi
- Pedu Lake
Pahang
- Bera Lake
- Chini Lake
Perak
- Banding Lake
- Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, Bukit Merah
- Chenderoh Lake
- Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping
- Temenggor Lake
Terengganu
- Kenyir Lake
Federal territories
Kuala Lumpur
- Perdana Lake Gardens
- Titiwangsa Lake Gardens, Titiwangsa
Putrajaya
- Putrajaya Lake
See Also
- Malaysia Geography Collection
- Rivers of Malaysia
References
- Mary Morris. 1994. Regional Symposium on Sustainable Development of Inland Fisheries under Environmental Constraints: Bangkok, Thailand, 19-21 October 1994, and Country reports presented at the IPFC Working Party of Experts on Inland Fisheries : Bangkok, Thailand, 17-21 October 1994. Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission, IPFC Working Party on Inland Fisheries. United Nations Food & Agriculture Org. 199. 262 pages
