Lake Shikaribetsu

About Lake Shikaribetsu

A dammed lake about 800 m above sea level in the eastern part of Daisetsuzan National Park, with a maximum depth of 98.5 m. It is surrounded by old-growth forest and is home to the Japanese pika and the Miyabe char, a freshwater fish found only in this lake. The 1991 survey also recorded the Japanese crayfish.

Sources: Ministry of the Environment, Daisetsuzan National Park: Highlights, Environment Agency of Japan, Lake Survey Report: Data Appendix (1993) (sources in Japanese)

Lake data

Area

3.59 km²#22 in Hokkaido

Maximum depth

98.5 m#6 in Hokkaido

Average depth

57.1 m

Surface elevation

804.5 m

Transparency

9.8 m#7 in Hokkaidoas of the 1991 survey

Origin

Dammed lake

Lake type

Oligotrophic

Fresh or brackish

Freshwater

Freezing

Freezes in winter

Unmodified lake

No

Natural park

Daisetsuzan National Park

Geopark

Tokachi Shikaoi Geopark

Lake number

0730number 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 2006), 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 Shikaribetsu

• Dammed lakes
• Oligotrophic lakes
• Freshwater lakes