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Lake Shikotsu is a caldera lake in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is a part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Lake Shikotsu is located in the south-west part of Hokkaidō. It has an average depth of 265 metres and a maximum depth of 363 metres, making it the second deepest lake in Japan, after Lake Tazawa. It is the 8th-largest lake by surface area i…
Lake Shikotsu is a caldera lake in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is a part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Lake Shikotsu is located in the south-west part of Hokkaidō. It has an average depth of 265 metres and a maximum depth of 363 metres, making it the second deepest lake in Japan, after Lake Tazawa. It is the 8th-largest lake by surface area in Japan and the second largest of Japan's caldera lakes, surpassed only by Lake Kussharo. It is surrounded by five volcanoes: Mount Eniwa and Mount Izari to the north and Mount Fuppushi, Mount Tarumae, and Kitayama to the south. The caldera formed in the holocene when the land between the volcanoes subsided.
  • Primary inflows: Bifue, Okotanpe, Ninaru, Furenai
  • Primary outflows: Chitose
  • Catchment area: 223 km² (86 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Japan
  • Surface area: 78.4 km² (30.3 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 265.4 metres (870.7 ft)
  • Max. depth: 363 metres (1,191 ft)

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