List of Bodies of Water in Bali - B

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• Tukad Balian is a river that rises on the western slopes of Gunung Batukaru and flows in a southward curve to meet the Bali Strait. It has a length of approximately 33 km.
• Danau Batur is a crater lake that fills the south-eastern side of the Batur caldera. It is Bali's largest lake and has an area of approximately 18 square kilometers. Just as Gunung Agung is revered by Pura Besakih as Bali's largest mountain, Batur is revered by its own temple, Pura Ulun Danu Batur, as Bali's largest lake. Pura Batur is considered Bali's second-most important temple, after Besakih.
• Danau Bratan is a crater lake that lies in the southeastern part of the Bedugul caldera. It is almost square in shape and has an approximate area of 4 square kilometers. Danau Bratan is a holy lake in Balinese mythology, and is home to Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, one of Bali's most important temples.
• Danau Buyan is Bali's second-largest lake (4.5 square km), although it is quite shallow. It is situated below the northern rim of the Bedugul caldera. Unlike Batur and Bratan, Danau Buyan is not especially important in the Balinese religion.