Megumanuma Pond

Wakkanai City ・メグマ沼

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Aerial photo of Megumanuma Pond (Wakkanai City, Hokkaido) taken in 1977 — Taken October 25, 1977. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1977), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Megumanuma Pond

A lagoon-origin pond near Soya Bay in Wakkanai City. In the 1991 survey it was dystrophic, with reeds, water chestnut and pond lilies, and carp, crucian carp, loach and sticklebacks.

Sources: Environment Agency of Japan, Lake Survey Report (1993), Environment Agency of Japan, Lake Survey Report: Data Appendix (1993) (sources in Japanese)

Lake data

Area: 0.25 km²#61 in Hokkaido
Maximum depth: 1.8 m#84 in Hokkaido
Average depth: 1.5 m
Surface elevation: 5 m
Origin: Lagoon-origin lake
Lake type: Dystrophic
Fresh or brackish: Freshwater
Freezing: Freezes in winter
Unmodified lake: No
Natural park: None
Lake number: 0020number in the national lake survey

Sources: Environment Agency of Japan, 4th National Survey on the Natural Environment: Lake Survey Report (1993). Area and depth use newer figures from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan where available. Origin, lake type, transparency, freezing and unmodified status are as of the 1991 survey.

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