Lake Kasumigaura

Lake Kasumigaura (Japanese: 霞ヶ浦) is a lake that is located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa.

Lake Kasumigaura
The Landsat satellite picture of Lake Kasumigaura.
Lake Kasumigaura
Location	Japan Ibaraki Prefecture
Coordinates	36°2′25″N 140°23′39″E
Type	warm Monomictic
Primary inflows	Sakura and Naka rivers and more than 30 small rivers
Primary outflows	Tone River
Catchment area	1,915 km2 (739 sq mi)
Basin countries	Japan
Surface area	220 km2 (85 sq mi)
Average depth	4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth	7 m (23 ft)
Water volume	0.848 km3 (687,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	252 km (157 mi)
Surface elevation	0.16 m (6.3 in)
Islands	0
Settlements	Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.