Lake Kuttara | |
Pushpin Map: | Japan Hokkaido |
Coords: | 42.5°N 151°W |
Type: | oligotrophic crater lake |
Inflow: | none |
Outflow: | evaporation |
Basin Countries: | Japan |
Area: | 4.68km2 |
Max-Depth: | 148m (486feet) |
Shore: | 8km (05miles) |
Elevation: | 258m (846feet) |
Islands: | none |
Cities: | Shiraoi |
Reference: | [1] |
is a nearly circular caldera lake in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] It is part of Shikotsu-Tōya National Park. The lake is recognized as having the best water quality in all of Japan.[2] With a transparency of 19m (62feet), the lake ranks second to Lake Mashū according to the Ministry of the Environment.Resident species of the lake include a salamander species, . Since 1909, Sockeye salmon have been introduced to the lake.