Kushiro Nemuro

Lake Taro

Kushiro City ・ 太郎湖

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

Aerial photo of Lake Taro (Kushiro City, Hokkaido) taken in 1977
Taken October 22, 1977. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1977), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Lake Taro

A small lake about 4 km southeast of Lake Akan, right next to Lake Jiro. In the 1991 survey it was an unmodified lake, with sticklebacks recorded.

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

Lake data

Surface elevation
420 m
Origin
Unknown
Lake type
Eutrophic
Freezing
Freezes in winter
Unmodified lake
Yes (shore entirely natural)
Natural park
Akan-Mashu National Park
Lake number
0510number 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.

Themes that include Lake Taro

Nearby lakes

Nearby mountains

Nearby mountain passes

Nearby roadside stations

Straight-line distances.