Bendung Katulampa — Local services in Bogor

The Katulampa Dam was built by the Dutch East Indies government when the flash floods inundated Batavia in 1872. Apart from serving as an early warning for flood disasters, this weir also served as part of the eastern sewer irrigation system for thousands of hectares of rice fields in the Bogor area, Cibinong, Depok and Jakarta. The dam, which has a total length of 74 meters, 5 inlets and 3 outlets, reflects the amazing view of the swift water pouring out of this dam.

With the operation of this dam in 1911, the Dutch East Indies ruler once boasted, "Het was hoogst noodig dat deze permanente dam tot stand kwam, nu Weltevreden (Menteng, Jakarta) geregeld spuiwater krijgen en de kans op groote overstroomingen te Batavia is vrijwel uitgesloten (It was imperative that this permanent dam was built, now Weltevreden can receive regular discharge water and the chance of major floods in Batavia is virtually excluded)."

However, in this modern era, during the rainy season this dam can pass water with a record discharge of more than 630 cubic meters per second and a height of up to 250 cm and has resulted in flash floods in Jakarta as happened in 1996, 2002, 2007, and 2010. .

Unfortunately, until now, the condition of the water flow in Katulampa Weir must be monitored manually with direct eye view, not using CCTV or other...

Bendungan Katulampa is a building located in Katulampa Village, Bogor City, West Java. The building was built in 1911 with the aim of being an early warning of water flowing to Jakarta and irrigation facilities for an area of ​​5,000 hectares located on the right and left sides of the weir. During the rainy season, this water can be passed by water with a record debit of 630 thousand liters of water per second or an altitude of 250 centimeters that occurred in 1996, 2002, 2007 and...

a weir popular among cyclists. usually cyclists come and take pit stop here. this weir was build in the early 1900s and remain a crucial place to monitor water level flowing from upstream to Jakarta.

the area itsilf is quite densely populated and you cannot cross from one side to other with using cars. only by bikes or motorcycles. kids playing around is the usual things you can see while visiting. some warungs and street vendors are also there since early morning until...