Moerenuma Pond

About Moerenuma Pond

A pond in Higashi Ward, Sapporo, that curves almost into a full circle. In the 1991 survey it was eutrophic, with reeds, cattails and bulrushes on the shore and water chestnut and pond lilies on the surface. In the 1976 aerial photo the land inside the loop was fields and cleared ground; recent photos show that whole area turned into a park with hills and open lawns (Moerenuma Park).

Sources: Environment Agency of Japan, Lake Survey Report (1993), Environment Agency of Japan, Lake Survey Report: Data Appendix (1993), This site: comparison of 1970s GSI aerial photos with recent GSI imagery (sources in Japanese)

Lake data

Area

0.38 km²#50 in Hokkaido

Maximum depth

2 m#73 in Hokkaido

Average depth

0.7 m

Surface elevation

5 m

Transparency

1 m#42 in Hokkaidoas of the 1991 survey

Origin

Dammed lake

Lake type

Eutrophic

Fresh or brackish

Freshwater

Freezing

Freezes in winter

Unmodified lake

No

Natural park

None

Lake number

0940number 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 Moerenuma Pond

• Dammed lakes
• Eutrophic lakes
• Freshwater lakes