Bentennuma Pond

Tomakomai City ・弁天沼

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Aerial photo of Bentennuma Pond (Tomakomai City, Hokkaido) taken in 1975 — Taken September 28, 1975. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1975), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Bentennuma Pond

A lagoon-origin lake on the Yufutsu Plain in Tomakomai City. In the 1991 survey it ranked 15th in Japan among unmodified lakes with a shoreline of 5 km or more (5.2 km). Ducks and swans were recorded 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: 0.34 km²#54 in Hokkaido
Surface elevation: 2 m
Origin: Lagoon-origin lake
Lake type: Mesotrophic
Fresh or brackish: Freshwater
Freezing: Freezes in winter
Unmodified lake: Yes (shore entirely natural)
Natural park: None
Lake number: 1070number 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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