Data Summary: Suwa-ko (Lake Suwa)

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Site Name ASI-31
Photo : Nagano Prefectural Government
Lake Name Suwa-ko (Lake Suwa)
State Nagano Prefecture
Country Japan
Latitude 36:0N
Longitude 138:1E
Altitude [m] 759
Surface area [m2] 13,300,000 Volume [m3] 63,000,000
Maximum depth [m] 7.2 Mean depth [m] 4.7
Water level control Regulated Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] -
Length of shoreline [m] 15,900 Residence time [yr] 0.11
Catchment area [m2] 515,300,000 Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] 2,246.2
Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] 14.1 Freezing period Jan-Feb
Mixing type Dimictic Annual fish catch [t yr-1] 201
Total N loading [t yr-1] 815.3735 Total P loading [t yr-1] 111.1425
Population 180,280 Population density of catchment area [person km-2] 339.4

WATER USAGE

Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] - Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] -
Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] 0.002 Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] -

LAND USE

Natural landscape [%] 71.9 Agricultural land [%] 12.8 Others [%] 15.2
Siltation - Toxic Contamination None
Eutrophication Serious Acidification None

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