Data Summary: Kasumigaura (Lake Kasumigaura)

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Site Name ASI-35
Photo : A. Kurata
Lake Name Kasumigaura (Lake Kasumigaura)
State Ibaraki Prefecture
Country Japan
Latitude 36:1N
Longitude 140:2E
Altitude [m] 0.16
Surface area [m2] 220,000,000 Volume [m3] 848,000,000
Maximum depth [m] 7 Mean depth [m] 4
Water level control Regulated Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] 0.25
Length of shoreline [m] 252,000 Residence time [yr] 0.55
Catchment area [m2] 1,915,000,000 Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] 2,308
Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] 13 Freezing period None
Mixing type Monomictic Annual fish catch [t yr-1] 8,745
Total N loading [t yr-1] 4,248.7 Total P loading [t yr-1] 456.4
Population 848,000 Population density of catchment area [person km-2] 443

WATER USAGE

Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] 1.86 Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] 47.96
Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] 6.08 Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] -

LAND USE

Natural landscape [%] 45 Agricultural land [%] 43.5 Others [%] 11.5
Siltation None Toxic Contamination None
Eutrophication Serious Acidification None

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