Jurong Lake Park's Introduction

Jurong Lake is a 70ha freshwater lake and reservoir located in the western region of Singapore formed with the damming of Sungei Jurong further downstream. The lake serves as a reservoir contributing to the water supply of the country. It 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.The water there 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.

Several tourist attractions located near or even within the Lake, includes 

      Chinese Garden 

      Japanese Garden, which are located on their respective islands within the lake

      The nearby Tang Dynasty Village, which has since closed down.

 

Amenities like the Jurong East Swimming complex and Jurong Point Shopping Mall are also relatively nearby Jurong Country Club  lies further south along Yuan Ching Road.

My group and I went to Jurong Lake Park two times. The first trip there was quite fruitful with my science teacher. Although we didn't have enough time to explore everything but I think our teacher has already given us the basic information. He told us what organisms were found there and why is it found there. He also identified us what organisms it was when the creature looks weird. During the trip with my teacher, we didn’t actually really find much animals or surprising discoveries but we found a lot of animals that we didn’t actually notice during the second trip to there as time is allowing us. We went to different parts of the park and found interesting things. To our surprise, we managed to catch some people fishing. We also found birds that are not commonly found in public places like a yellow bird and a wood pecker.

My group and I felt that interacting with the environment is also quite interesting. Though we didn't manage to find all the organisms in the park but we think that protecting the environment is important as many activities has taken place there.