Lake Hangetsu
Kutchan Town ・ 半月湖
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GSI Tiles (elevation tiles, seamless aerial photos), processed by this site.Data sources: Landsat8画像（GSI,TSIC,GEO Grid/AIST）, Landsat8画像（courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey）, 海底地形（GEBCO）。
1976Lake Hangetsu in 1976Aerial photo taken by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, shown with the film edge and instruments intact.
About Lake Hangetsu
A volcanic lake in Kutchan Town, inside Shikotsu-Toya National Park. It is 0.03 km² in area and 18.2 m deep. In the 1991 survey it was an unmodified lake, with crucian carp and loach, and teal and mallards in spring and autumn.
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
- 0.03 km²#110 in Hokkaido
- Average depth
- 4.4 m
- Surface elevation
- 260 m
- Origin
- Volcanic lake
- Lake type
- Oligotrophic
- Fresh or brackish
- Freshwater
- Freezing
- Freezes in winter
- Unmodified lake
- Yes (shore entirely natural)
- Natural park
- Shikotsu-Toya National Park
- Lake number
- 1211number 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 Hangetsu
Nearby lakes
Nearby mountains
Nearby mountain passes
Nearby roadside stations
- Michi-no-Eki Niseko View PlazaNiseko Town7.0 km
- Michi-no-Eki Meisui no sato KyogokuKyogoku Town9.5 km
- Michi-no-Eki Makkari Flower CenterMakkari Village10 km
Straight-line distances.