Central HokkaidoVolcanic lake

Lake Tachibana

Noboribetsu City ・ 橘湖

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1976Lake Tachibana in 1976Aerial photo taken by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, shown with the film edge and instruments intact.

Aerial photo of Lake Tachibana (Noboribetsu City, Hokkaido) taken in 1976
Taken October 5, 1976. Source: aerial photo by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (1976), resized.GSI Maps and Aerial Photo Service

About Lake Tachibana

A small lake northwest of Lake Kuttara in Noboribetsu City, classified as a volcanic lake formed in a crater. With an area of only 0.07 km², it is deep for its size at 13.8 m. It was an unmodified lake in the 1991 survey.

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

Lake data

Surface elevation
400 m
Origin
Volcanic lake
Lake type
Oligotrophic
Freezing
Freezes in winter
Unmodified lake
Yes (shore entirely natural)
Natural park
Shikotsu-Toya National Park
Lake number
1140number 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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