Ponto Pond

Hamatombetsu Town ・ポン沼

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Aerial photo of Ponto Pond (Hamatombetsu Town, Hokkaido) taken in 1977 — Taken October 20, 1977. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1977), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Ponto Pond

A lagoon-origin pond near Lake Kutcharo in Hamatombetsu Town, inside Kita Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park. In the 1991 survey it was an unmodified lake with water chestnut and pond lilies, and white-spotted char, Japanese smelt and gobies.

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: 0.19 km²#68 in Hokkaido
Maximum depth: 2.3 m#70 in Hokkaido
Average depth: 2 m
Surface elevation: 5 m
Origin: Lagoon-origin lake
Lake type: Eutrophic
Fresh or brackish: Freshwater
Freezing: Freezes in winter
Unmodified lake: Yes (shore entirely natural)
Natural park: Kita Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park
Lake number: 0100number 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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