Tongging Lake Toba. Lake Toba (Indonesian Danau Toba) (Toba Batak ᯖᯀᯬ ᯖᯬᯅ) is a large natural lake in North Sumatra Indonesia occupying the caldera of a supervolcanoThe lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the island of Sumatra with a surface elevation of about 900 metres (2953 ft) the lake stretches from to The lake is about 100 kilometres (62 miles) long 30 kilometres (19.