Hikiusuto Pond

Nemuro City ・ヒキウス沼

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Aerial photo of Hikiusuto Pond (Nemuro City, Hokkaido) taken in 1978 — Taken October 8, 1978. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1978), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Hikiusuto Pond

A small lagoon-origin pond on the Pacific side of the Nemuro Peninsula. The 1991 survey recorded white-spotted char, and tufted ducks, greater scaup and red-crowned cranes 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: 0.1 km²#81 in Hokkaido
Maximum depth: 2.5 m#65 in Hokkaido
Average depth: 2 m
Surface elevation: 3 m
Transparency: 0.5 m#57 in Hokkaidoas of the 1991 survey
Origin: Lagoon-origin lake
Lake type: Oligotrophic
Fresh or brackish: Freshwater
Freezing: Freezes in winter
Unmodified lake: No
Natural park: None
Lake number: 0370number 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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