Introduction to Jurong Lake Park

Jurong Lake lies next to the Lakeside MRT Station which derived its name from this geographical feature. The lake is surrounded by parkland, which serves as a recreational ground for nearby residents in Jurong East and Jurong West New Towns.

There are several tourist attractions located near or even within the Lake, including a Chinese Garden and a Japanese Garden, which are located on their respective islands within the lake, as well as the nearby Tang Dynasty Village, which has since closed down. Amenities such as the Jurong East Swimming Complex, Jurong East Stadium and Jurong Point Shopping Centre are also relatively nearby. Fairway Country Club lies further south along Yuan Ching Road.

Besides the 2 public housing estates (Jurong West and Taman Jurong), private apartments can also be found around the lake, including Lakeside Towers, Lakeside Apartments, Lakeside Condominium, Parc Oasis, The Mayfair and 3 brand new condominiums, Caspian, Lakeholmz and Lakeshore.

A landscaped sanctuary called Jurong Lake Park was built around the perimeter of the lake and work was completed in January 2006. Also, a 2.8 kilometre water promenade along Jurong Lake Park would allow residents to participate in watersports.

As is the case for most other reservoirs in Singapore, swimming is currently illegal in the lake, although this may change in line with the Singapore government's liberalisation of the use of bodies of water in the republic. Fishing is now allowed in some designated spots around the lake where only artificial baits can be used for fishing. However, the water is noted to be green in colour during dry weather and a murky brown after a downpour, the likely result of runoff from its urban catchment area.

The lake came into prominence in 2002 when a 3-year old boy slipped out of his mum's grasp and fell into a flooded drain which led to Sungei Lanchar during a thunderstorm. His lifeless body was subsequently found in the lake after a search operation two days after the incident.

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Our group have know more about JLP and the interesting things happening inside JLP after the trip . We felt that there is a need to protect the JLP from any harmful human activities and to preserve the biodiversity of the JLP . There is a great diversity of organisms in JLP that we have not had chance to come across and my group feel very fascinated by it so we decided to find out more about the organisms living in JLP and share with the world .