Waduk Cacaban, reservoir in Indonesia
Waduk Cacaban is a reservoir in Central Java, Indonesia, built to store water for agricultural irrigation and regional water supply. A dam holds back the water of the Cacaban River, feeding a large network of irrigation canals across the surrounding lowlands.
The reservoir was built in the 1950s, during the early years of the Indonesian Republic, to irrigate the rice fields of the Tegal region in Central Java. It stands as one of the first large water projects completed after Indonesian independence.
The reservoir is located near the town of Tegal and can be reached by local roads without difficulty. Water levels change noticeably between the wet and dry seasons, so the landscape around the shore looks quite different depending on when you visit.
Although the reservoir was built purely for agriculture, it has become a local weekend spot where families come to fish and picnic along the shore. This everyday use is something most visitors from outside the area would not expect from a working irrigation site.
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