NGEBEL LAKE IN PONOROGO

It called Ngebel Lake because it was in the subdistrict of Ngebel territory. It was located 24 km to the north-east of Ponogoro, Ngebel lake was in the slope of the Wilis mountain with the height 734 metre on the sea and the temperature 22 to 32 celsius.

With the wide of surface about 1.5 km, Ngebel lake was surrounded by the road along 5 km. This region had the amazing panorama, cool air with the maiden nature condition that kept one million potentials to be dug up. We also could met various fruits like: the durian, mangosteens, pundung etc. In the lake also was spread by various fishes, one is the variety of the fish that was protected that is the Hampala fish or the local inhabitants named Ngongok fish. For that wanted to spend the night was also available accommodation that was managed by the Regional Government and private enterprise.
According to the developing legend in the community, the Ngebel lake was formed based on the story of a dragon snake that was named “Baru Klinting”.

The snake when meditating and unintentionally he was cut-piece by the community around to be eaten. Mysteriously the snake changed into a child who afterwards visited the community and made a contest to repeal the rib that was transfixed by him into the land. Not even one succeeded in carrying it out.

Afterwards he himself that finally repealed this rib, and from this rib hole went out water that afterwards became the spring that welled up and became the Ngebel lake. It seems the Ngebel lake had the important role in the history of the Ponorogo Regency because of one of the founders of the Ponorogo regency, Batoro Katong, before doing the greatness of the Islam religion in the Ponogoro regency had clear himself before in a spring near to the Ngebel lake that at this time was known as the pool / Kucur Batoro