Lake Akan Hokkaido Winter

Lake Akan is a lake in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in Akan National Park and is a Ramsar Site. Volcanic activity formed the lake some 6,000 years ago, when a lava dam was formed. The lake used to have a clarity of 8–9 meters in the 1930s. Pollution from local hotspring resorts has decreased the transparency to 3–4 meters.
  • Location: Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
  • Lake type: Dimictic
  • Primary outflows: Akan River
  • Catchment area: 148 km² (57 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Japan
  • Surface area: 13 km² (3,200 acres)
  • Average depth: 17.8 m (58 ft)

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