Lake Singkarak

Lake Singkarak stretches through a mountain basin in the Minangkabau highlands of western Sumatra. Its shores lie between rising hills, with settlements and cultivated land occupying the valleys around the water. The lake's natural outlet is the Ombilin River, which flows eastward towards the great river systems of central Sumatra and ultimately the Strait of Malacca. Its position makes the lake part of a watercourse that crosses the island from the highlands towards the eastern coast.