Lake Hamana

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Hamana
image_lake = Lake hamana landsat.jpg
caption_lake = Landsat image
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location = Shizuoka Prefecture
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basin_countries = Japan
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area = 65.0 km²
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max-depth = 16.6 m
volume = 0.35 km³
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elevation = 0 m
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cities = nihongo|Lake Hamana|浜名湖|Hamanako in Shizuoka Prefecture is Japan's tenth largest lake (by area). It spans the boundaries of the cities of Hamamatsu and Kosai and the town of Arai.

Data

The lake has an area of 65.0 km² and holds 0.35 km³ of water. Its circumference is 114 km. At its deepest point, the water is 16.6 m deep. The surface is at sea level.

Economic activity

Lake Hamana is a commercial source of cultivated Japanese eel, "nori", oysters and Chinese soft-shelled turtles. Fishers take sea bass whiting, and flounder, among others. The lake has been developed as a resort area, with boating as a feature.

History

In ancient times, Lake Hamana was a fresh-water lake. However, a great earthquake in 1498 altered the topography of the area. As a result, the water in the lake is now brackish.

The old name for this lake is nihongo|Tohotu-afumi|遠つ淡海, which means "distant fresh-water lake." The name was changed to nihongo|Tōtōmi|遠江. From the perspective of the capital in the Kinki region, Tōtōmi is more distant than Lake biwa, the "nearby lake." The name, Tōtōmi, was also used for a former province in which the lake is located,.

ource

This article incorporates material from the article 浜名湖 ("Hamanako") in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 11, 2007.

External links

* ("Hamanako"), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)
* ("Hamanako Cycling Road"), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)
* [http://www.shizuoka.info.maff.go.jp/12jirei/04santi/hamamatsu/asari.html 産地ガイド 浜名湖のあさり] ("Sanchi Guide Hamanako no Asari"), Shizuoka Prefectural Government