Danau Laut Tawar is a lake and a tourist area located in Gayo highlands, Central Aceh district, Aceh. its width is about 5472 acres with a length of 17 km and width of 3.219 Km. water volume is approximately 2.537.483.884m3 (2.5 trillion liters).
Sea Fresh has 25 lakes Krueng flow with total flow of water is approximately 10 043 liters per second with the highest average depth is 51.13 meters and 2.92 meters high brightness in the middle of the lake. the higher the brightness the more clear.
There are several fauna that live in the Freshwater Sea lake, 3 types of mollusk, one annelid species, 37 species of fish and 49 species of insects, while for the animals that live around the lake found 20 species of mammals, divided into 13 families, including some protected animals, between Binturong another, cunt, tringgiling, porcupines, deer, napu, gibbons, siamang, tanado, tiger, bobcat, deer, and antelope.
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The existence of a Freshwater Lake North Aceh community pride. He is a natural attraction visited by many domestic and foreign tourists. The lake is a source of water is used not only by people in Central Aceh district, but also by people in other districts.
Traditional stories circulated about the fish depik Gayo society, shaped like a slender fish glistening white scales to the size of the thumb on his living on the Sea Lake Plain. The story, derived from a grain of rice depik dumped into the lake. He will come to the surface at certain seasons, especially during the rainy season. Before winter arrives, gangs depik hiding in the south of the lake, at the foot of Mount Bur Kelieten. Depik is a gift from God to the people Gayo, though constantly consumed, he never runs out.
Source acehpedia.org
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