{"id":34,"date":"2020-01-14T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sprwts.pba.com.my\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2020-01-14T11:46:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T11:46:27","slug":"sungai-perak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sprwts.pba.com.my\/index.php\/sungai-perak\/","title":{"rendered":"Sungai Perak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Located in Perak, Sungai Perak is the second longest river in West Malaysia (after Sungai Pahang). It is about 400 kilometres long, flowing from highlands to the Straits of Malacca.<\/span><\/p>\n

This river originates in the mountainous region in the Perak-Kelantan-Thailand border. Its water catchment areas include the 130 million year-old Belum-Temenggor Forest Reserve, reputedly a habitat \u00a0for the Malaysian Tiger, Malaysian Sunbear, Sumatran Rhinoceros, White-handed Gibbon, Asiatic Elephant and Malayan Tapir.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the heart of Belum-Temenggor Forest Reserve lies the Temenggor Lake, a 152 sq. km raw water impoundment area, created by the construction of the Temenggor Dam.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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At 258m above sea level, the Temenggor Dam is the uppermost of four dams in the Sungai Perak Hydropower Cascade System. The Temenggor Dam is the largest dam in the system; and it serves as the primary raw water reservoir. The water catchment area for thre Temenggor Dam encompasses various raw water sources for Sungai Perak, including: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  • the pristine Sungai Kejar in the Hulu Sungai Perak area; and <\/span><\/li>\n
  • the picturesque Kooi Waterfall, which attracts thousands of tourists annually.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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