Lake Kuttara | |
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倶多楽湖 (Japanese) | |
Lake Kuttara | |
Coordinates | 42°30′N 141°10′E / 42.500°N 141.167°E [1] |
Type | oligotrophic crater lake |
Primary inflows | none [1] |
Primary outflows | evaporation [1] |
Basin countries | Japan |
Surface area | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 148 m (486 ft)[1] |
Shore length1 | 8 km (5.0 mi)[2] |
Surface elevation | 258 m (846 ft) [1] |
Islands | none [1] |
Settlements | Shiraoi[1] |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Kuttara (倶多楽湖, Kuttara-ko) is a nearly circular caldera lake in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] It is part of Shikotsu-Tōya National Park. The lake is recognized as having the best water quality in all of Japan.[2] With a transparency of 19 metres (62 ft), the lake ranks second to Lake Mashū according to the Ministry of the Environment.
Resident species of the lake include a salamander species, Ezo salamander (エゾサンショウウオ, Ezo Sanshōuo). Since 1909, Sockeye salmon have been introduced to the lake.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Topomap 25000:1 飛生" (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- 1 2 "Nature in Shiraoi". Official Website of Shiraoi. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
External links
- Media related to Lake Kuttara at Wikimedia Commons
- Kuttara - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Kuttara: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Kuttara-Noboribetsu Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
- "Kuttara". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
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