Jempang Lake is the largest lake in East Kalimantan, the extent of not less than 10,000 ha with an average depth of 7 m during the rainy season, when the dry lake area is narrowed even occasionally until completely dry. Jempang Lake is in the middle of the Mahakam River Basin near Lake Semayang and Melintang.
Number of species of fish in this lake showed a high diversity of fish and mean water is quite stable and rich in biological resources which can be exploited by people who inhabit the villages on the shores of the lake. These fish are usually preserved by a fisherman in a way marinated then sent to Samarinda and other cities. Type of salted fish at most, among others Kendia (Thynnichtys vaillanti), Patin (Pangasius sp), Cork (Channa striata), Baung (Mystus nemurus), Toman (Channa micropltes), Jelawat (Leptobarbus hoevenii), Mujair (Oreochromis mosammbicus) and Lais (Kryptopterus micronema).
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Tropical forests surrounding the lake is the habitat of flora such as the Proboscis Monkey, Red monkey, Ape Long Tail, Beaver Beaver, Warthog, Python, Komodo Kalimantan and several species of birds like Eagle Bondol, Bird Heron, Kangkareng Stomach White and many others .
This area is one of the foreign tourist destination in East Kalimantan because in addition to having the Dayak Cultural Village is also rich in biological diversity of several species is Borneo Endemic Fauna.
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