Lake Hachirogata
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Lake Hachirogata is a coastal lagoon in Akita Prefecture, Japan, historically one of the country’s largest lakes before extensive land reclamation reduced its size.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lagoon
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | approximately 2 metres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ikawa Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katagami City NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogata Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | canals ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentArea | about 48 square kilometres ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 0 metres ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Akita Prefectural Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
habitat loss due to reclamation
ⓘ
water quality management ⓘ |
| hasPart | Ogata reclaimed land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalArea | about 220 square kilometres ⓘ |
| historicalRank | second-largest lake in Japan before reclamation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic reduction in surface area
ⓘ
large-scale postwar land reclamation project ⓘ wetland and waterfowl habitat ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akita Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Oga Peninsula area NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōhoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Akita City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ikawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Katagami NERFINISHED ⓘ Oga Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sea of Japan coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorInflow |
Koyoshi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yokote River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOutflow | artificial drainage canals ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 4 metres ⓘ |
| reclamationCompletion | 1977 ⓘ |
| reclamationMethod | drainage and land reclamation ⓘ |
| reclamationPeakPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| reclamationPurpose |
agricultural land creation
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ |
| reclamationStart | 1957 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fisheries
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterType |
brackish water
ⓘ
coastal lagoon ⓘ |
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