Lake Komuke

Mombetsu City ・コムケ湖

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Aerial photo of Lake Komuke (Mombetsu City, Hokkaido) taken in 1977 — Taken September 17, 1977. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1977), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Lake Komuke

A brackish, lagoon-origin lake on the Sea of Okhotsk coast in Mombetsu City. The 1991 survey recorded eelgrass, Manila clams and corbicula clams, fish such as halfbeak, icefish, Japanese smelt and flounder, and mallards, tufted ducks and black scoters in winter.

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: 4.84 km²#16 in Hokkaido
Maximum depth: 5.3 m#38 in Hokkaido
Average depth: 1.2 m
Surface elevation: 0.8 m
Transparency: 1.4 m#32 in Hokkaidoas of the 1991 survey
Origin: Lagoon-origin lake
Lake type: Eutrophic
Fresh or brackish: Brackish
Freezing: Freezes in winter
Unmodified lake: No
Natural park: None
Lake number: 0170number in the national lake survey

Sources: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities 2026 (as of July 1), Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Lake Survey (surveyed 1978), 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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