Lake Shikotsu

Lake Shikotsu
支笏湖
Lake Shikotsu 支笏湖 is located in Japan
Lake Shikotsu 支笏湖
Lake Shikotsu
支笏湖
Coordinates42°48′N 141°21′E / 42.800°N 141.350°E / 42.800; 141.350
Typecrater lake
Primary inflowsBifue, Okotanpe, Ninaru, Furenai
Primary outflowsChitose
Catchment area223 km2 (86 sq mi)
Basin countriesJapan
Surface area78.4 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
Average depth265.4 metres (870.7 ft)
Max. depth363 metres (1,191 ft)
Water volume20.81 km3 (4.99 cu mi)
Shore length140.4 kilometres (25.1 mi)
Surface elevation247 metres (810 ft)
Islands0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Shikotsu (支笏湖, Shikotsu-ko) is a caldera lake in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is a part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park.