Lake Kuttara
| Lake Kuttara 倶多楽湖 |
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View from the crater rim (November 2008).
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| Type | oligotrophic crater lake |
| Primary inflows | none [1] |
| Primary outflows | evaporation [1] |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Surface area | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 148 m (486 ft)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 8 km (5.0 mi)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 258 m (846 ft) [1] |
| Islands | none [1] |
| Settlements | Shiraoi [1] |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Kuttara (倶多楽湖 Kuttara-ko?) is a near circular caldera lake in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] It is part of Shikotsu-Tōya National Park. The lake is recognized as having the best water quality in all of Japan.[2] With a transparency of 19 metres (62 ft), the lake ranks second only to Lake Mashū according to the Ministry of the Environment.
Resident species of the lake include a salamander species, Hynobius retardatus (エゾサンショウウオ Ezo Sanshōuo?). Since 1909 Sockeye salmon have been introduced to the lake.
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- Kuttara - Japan Meteorological Agency (Japanese)
- Kuttara: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan PDF - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Kuttara-Noboribetsu Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
- Kuttara: Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institution
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