Lake Ogawara | |
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Location | Aomori Prefecture |
Coordinates | 40°47′00″N 141°19′00″E / 40.78333°N 141.31667°E |
Type | dimictic lake |
Primary outflows | Pacific Ocean |
Basin countries | Japan |
Surface area | 63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi) |
Average depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
Max. depth | 25 m (82 ft) |
Water volume | 0.714 km3 (579,000 acre⋅ft) |
Residence time | 0.8 years |
Shore length1 | 67.4 km (41.9 mi) |
Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Frozen | December to March |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Ogawara (小川原湖, Ogawarako) is Japan's eleventh largest lake (by area) and the largest in Aomori Prefecture.[1] It spans the boundaries of the city of Misawa, the town of Tōhoku, and the village of Rokkasho in Kamikita District.