Gajah Mungkur Reservoir

Gajah Mungkur Reservoir Dam

 Gajah Mungkur Reservoir is located about 3 km from the town of Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province. The water supply of the dam is from Bengawan Solo River, the longest river in Java. Its construction was in 1975 until 1981. The lake of the dam covers an area of 8.800 ha and has capacity to irrigate 23.600 ha of rice fields in the regencies of Klaten, Sukoharjo, Karanganyar and Sragen.

It supplies the drinking water for Wonogiri and electrical turbine with capacity of 12,4 M.W.  This is also a beautiful place for water recreation. There is a pier for boots to take people around the lake and also available facilities for water skiing, fishing and floating restaurant. The hand-gliding sport can be enjoyed here.

Gajah Mungkur Reservoir is also a wonderful place for recreation. Here are the boat to circle the waters, as well as a fishing spot. Moreover, it can also enjoy their sport hang gliders (hang gliding) well known as "Gantole". In the dry season, water reservoirs will discharge a small and visible part of the reservoir base. Reservoir on the outskirts of the base used by local people to plant crops, like corn.


These reservoirs are planned to be 100 years old. However, sedimentation occurs causing an estimated age of the reservoir will not be long. Jasa Tirta Solo overwhelmed to perform maintenance. Damage to the watershed which causes severe sedimentation of the reservoir is very high.

Waterboom in Gajah Mungkur Resort

And most recently Gajah Mungkur Reservoir was built in the complex Waterboom. Waterboom is still new, about last year was completed and inaugurated. Access roads and transportation facilities that support these attractions are very easy and inexpensive. Only takes about 10 minutes from the City Wonogiri visitors can directly get to this resort.  

This resort presents a mix of natural attractions, children's games, and various cultural performances with support facility that is quite complete. Facilities provided include wildlife parks, elephant ride tame, swimming pool, children's toys arena, train a rabbit, a place of worship, toilet, parking lots, boat, water bikes, paragliding facilities, the entertainment and culinary tours in the form of a floating restaurant which provides a menu of grilled specialties indigo. 

For visitors from outside the area around the attractions has been widely established hotels and lodgings are comfortable with cheap rates. In addition, there is a zoo in the tourist complex is Gajah Mungkur Reservoir.