7 Facts about Kelimutu Lake

Kelimutu Lake is famous for its color changes

7 Kelimutu Lake is known for its lakes in three colors, red, blue and white, which can change color depending on the lake's gas, temperature and microbes.
Many myths are associated with the color of Kelimutu Lake. One of them is that when the color of the lake turns red, there will be a disaster in the form of extreme weather conditions until the epidemic gets hungry.

Kelimutu Lake is one of the most popular travel destinations in Kasawan End, in Isla de Flores, east of Nusa Tenggara. Kelimutu Lake is located at 1,639 meters above sea level. Here are 7 facts about Kelimutu Lake you should know.

1. Three Kelimutu Lake

Three Kelimutu lakes have different names depending on their color. The three lakes are Tiwi Ata Mbupu, Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai and Tiwu Ata Polo.
Lake Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Youth and Girls) has a maximum depth of 127 meters, the deepest compared to the other two lakes. Tiwu Ata Polo has a maximum depth of 64 meters and Tiwu Ata Mbupu (ancient lake) has a maximum depth of 67 meters.

2. Zone of Kelimutu Lake

The largest lake, Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai, covers an area of ​​approximately 5.5 hectares with a typical moss-green color. Lake Tiwu Ata Mbupu has an area of ​​4.5 hectares of green space. Tiwu Ata Polo Lake is only the smallest of 4 acres between the other two.

3. Most lakes that change color

Lake Ata Polo Tiwu, which has often had 44 different colors since 1915-2011, is also one of the springs of the Ria Mbuli River that flows around the Kelimutu.

4. Last outbreak.

Mount Kelimutu was last added in 1968. Although the first color change has occurred since the eruption of 1886.

5. Causes of color changes in Lake Kelimutu

The third discoloration of Lake Kelimutu, according to scientists, is due to changes in volcanic gas. These changes can also be caused by the presence of iron in the red and dark brown generated fluid
While the green color is caused by natural biota, such as mosses found in the lake. Erosion of the sea walls can also cause changes in Kelimutu Lake.

Color change results from several reasons

6. The biggest threat to Kelimutu Lake

Kelimutu Lake is a volcanic region that is prone to earthquakes. Even the walls separating the three lakes could be eroded. The inclination angle of the wall reaches 70 degrees with a height between 50 and 150 meters.
But the most obvious danger is that tourists on a visit often throw garbage and not return it. A concern that needs to be implemented.
Not to mention that traders selling plastic drinks are increasingly polluting the Kelimutu Lake area by the presence of former garbage-laden visitors.



7. Tourist entrance to Kelimutu Lake.

Almost every year Lake Tiga is always visited by local and foreign tourists. Foreign and local tourists are subject to different entrance fees when visiting Kelimutu Lake.
It is estimated that the Kelimutu Lake tourism has revenues of over $ 2 billion a year. The Kelimutu Lake was only visited in 2015 and was visited by 62,957 people. The Kelimutu Lake is still interesting for domestic and foreign tourists.