Hokkaido Lakes Catalog

Northern Hokkaido

Himenuma Pond

Rishirifuji Town ・ 姫沼

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1977Himenuma Pond in 1977Aerial photo taken by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, shown with the film edge and instruments intact.

Aerial photo of Himenuma Pond (Rishirifuji Town, Hokkaido) taken in 1977
Taken October 29, 1977. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1977), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Himenuma Pond

A pond about 800 m around at 130 m above sea level, at the northern foot of Mt. Rishiri. Spring water from Mt. Rishiri was dammed to promote fishing, joining three small ponds into one, and it was named Himenuma after the kokanee (himemasu) released into it. The 1991 survey recorded crucian carp, kokanee and shrimp.

Sources: Ministry of the Environment, Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, Environment Agency of Japan, Lake Survey Report: Data Appendix (1993) (sources in Japanese)

Lake data

Surface elevation
130 m
Transparency
2 m#20 in Hokkaidoas of the 1991 survey
Origin
Other
Lake type
Eutrophic
Freezing
Freezes in winter
Natural park
Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
Lake number
0080number 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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