List of lakes in Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of lakes in Japan, sorted by size (biggest first).
| No. | name | prefecture | area (km²) | altitude (m) | maximum depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biwa | Shiga | 670.3 | 85 | 103.8 |
| 2 | Kasumigaura | Ibaraki | 167.6 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Saroma | Hokkaido | 151.9 | 0 | 19.6 |
| 4 | Inawashiro | Fukushima | 103.3 | 514 | 93.5 |
| 5 | Nakaumi | Shimane | 86.2 | 0 | 17.1 |
| 6 | Kussharo | Hokkaido | 79.3 | 121 | 117.5 |
| 7 | Shinji | Shimane | 79.1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Shikotsu | Hokkaido | 79.1 | 247 | 360.1 |
| 9 | Tōya | Hokkaido | 78.4 | 84 | 179.7 |
| 10 | Hamana | Shizuoka | 70.7 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 11 | Ogawara | Aomori | 65.0 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 12 | Towada | Aomori, Akita | 62.2 | 400 | 326.8 |
| 13 | Notoro | Hokkaido | 61.0 | 0 | 23.1 |
| 14 | Fūren | Hokkaido | 58.4 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 15 | Kitaura | Ibaraki | 35.2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Abashiri | Hokkaido | 32.3 | 0 | 16.1 |
| 17 | Akkeshi | Hokkaido | 32.3 | 0 | 11.0 |
| 18 | Hachirōgata | Akita | 27.7 | 0 | 12.0 |
| 19 | Tazawa | Akita | 25.8 | 249 | 423.4 |
| 20 | Mashū | Hokkaido | 19.2 | 351 | 211.4 |
| 21 | Jūsan | Aomori | 18.1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Kutcharo | Hokkaido | 13.3 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Akan | Hokkaido | 13.0 | 420 | 44.8 |
| 24 | Suwa | Nagano | 12.9 | 759 | 7.6 |
| 25 | Chūzenji | Tochigi | 11.8 | 1,269 | 163.0 |
| - | Kizaki | Nagano | 1.4 | 764 | 29.5 |
