| Lake Notoro | |
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| 能取湖 (Japanese) | |
 Salicornia grass in the lake | |
  Lake Notoro | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Coordinates | 44°4′N 144°9′E / 44.067°N 144.150°E |
| Primary outflows | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Surface area | 58 km2 (14,000 acres) |
| Settlements | Abashiri |
Lake Notoro (能取湖, Notoro-ko / Notori-ko), also Lake Notori or Notoro Lagoon,[1] is a coastal lagoon by the northern shore of Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan.[2] It is included in Abashiri Quasi-National Park.
It is the 13th-largest lake in Japan. It is about 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Lake Abashiri and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Lake Saroma (also a coastal lagoon).
- ^ Japan, the New Official Guide. Japan Travel Bureau. 1966. p. 1046.
To the NW of Lake Abashiri lie the Notoro Lagoon (32 km in circumference and 58 sq km in area) and the Saroma Lagoon (72 km in circumference and 149 sq km in area).
- ^ "Shellfish gathering in Lake Notoro". Abashiri City. Retrieved 10 February 2012.