Temenggor Lake is the second largest lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in Peninsula Malaysia after Kenyir Lake

Kenyir Lake

Tasik Kenyir or Kenyir Lake is an artificial lake located in the state of Terengganu in northeast Malaysia created in 1985 by the damming of the Kenyir River to create the Sultan Mahmud Power Station.-Geography:...

 in Terengganu

Terengganu

Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...

, Malaysia. This man-made lake is located in Hulu Perak

Hulu Perak

Hulu Perak is one of nine administrative districts located in the north-east corner of Perak in Malaysia. To the east of the district is the state of Kelantan,to the south is the district of Kuala Kangsar while to the south-west is the district of Larut, Matang dan Selama.Hulu Perak also share a...

 district in the state of Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

. It was created due to the construction of Temenggor Dam

Temenggor Dam

The Temenggor Dam or Temenggor Power Station is a dam in Gerik, Perak, Malaysia. It is located on Sungai Perak about 200 km northeast of Ipoh. Construction of the dam impounded Temenggor Lake.-Power station:...

 to generate electric. The lake is located about 45 km from the Hulu Perak district capital, Gerik

Gerik

Gerik is a district capital town of Hulu Perak district in Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to major highways of the country, East-West Highway....

. There is a man-made island, Banding Island and Lake Temenggor Bridge

Lake Temenggor Bridge

Lake Temenggor Bridge is the longest highway bridge on the East-West Highway, . It crosses Temenggor Lake, a hydroelectric dam in Perak, Malaysia. Near the bridge is the Malaysian Public Works Department monument...

 on the East-West Highway

East-West Highway (Malaysia)

East-West Highway, Federal Route is a highway constructed by Malaysian Public Works Department to shorten the journey from Kota Bharu, Kelantan to northwestern towns and cities of Malaysia such as Alor Star and Penang...

 which crosses the lake.

Notable features

• Banding Island Resort
• Lake Temenggor Bridge
  Lake Temenggor Bridge
  Lake Temenggor Bridge is the longest highway bridge on the East-West Highway, . It crosses Temenggor Lake, a hydroelectric dam in Perak, Malaysia. Near the bridge is the Malaysian Public Works Department monument...
  
  
• Malaysian Public Works Department
  Malaysian Public Works Department
  Malaysian Public Works Department ' or Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia ' is the federal government department in Malaysia under Malaysian Ministry of Works which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure in Malaysia such as federal and state roads, public government...
  
   (JKR) monument
• Orang Asli
  Orang Asli
  Orang Asli , is a generic Malaysian term used for people indigenous to Peninsular Malaysia...
  
   village
• Belum forest

See also

• Temenggor Dam
  Temenggor Dam
  The Temenggor Dam or Temenggor Power Station is a dam in Gerik, Perak, Malaysia. It is located on Sungai Perak about 200 km northeast of Ipoh. Construction of the dam impounded Temenggor Lake.-Power station:...
  
  
• East-West Highway
  East-West Highway (Malaysia)
  East-West Highway, Federal Route is a highway constructed by Malaysian Public Works Department to shorten the journey from Kota Bharu, Kelantan to northwestern towns and cities of Malaysia such as Alor Star and Penang...