Lake Hamana
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Hamana
| image = Hamanako SA.jpg
| caption = A view from Hamanako Service Area
| image_bathymetry = Lake hamana landsat.jpg
| caption_bathymetry = Landsat image
| location = Shizuoka Prefecture
| coords = {{coord|34|44|28|N|137|34|11|E|region:JP_type:waterbody_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| type = Brackish lagoon
| inflow =
| outflow = Pacific Ocean
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| basin_countries = Japan
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| area = {{convert|65.0|km2|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|4.8|m|abbr=on}}
| max-depth = {{convert|16.6|m|abbr=on}}
| volume = {{convert|0.35|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}
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| shore = {{convert|114|km|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}}
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| pushpin_map = Japan
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake Hamana in Japan.
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{{nihongo|Lake Hamana|{{linktext|浜名湖}}|Hamana-ko}} is a brackish lagoon in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Formerly a true lake, it is now connected to the Pacific Ocean by a channel. As an internal body of water, it is considered Japan's tenth-largest lake (by area). It spans the boundaries of the cities of Hamamatsu and Kosai.
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.
History
In ancient times, Lake Hamana was a freshwater lake. However, the 1498 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake altered the topography of the area and connected the lake to the ocean. As a result, the water in the lake is now brackish.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
At the end of World War II two experimental Type 4 Chi-To tanks were dumped into the lake to avoid capture by Occupation forces. One was recovered by the US Army, but the other was left in the lake. In 2013, unsuccessful efforts were made to locate the remaining tank.Takagi, Shogo [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/17/national/lake-hamana-searched-for-wwii-sunken-tank/ Lake Hamana searched for WWII sunken tank April 17, 2013] The Japan Times Retrieved April 3, 2016
Gallery
References
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Sources
This article incorporates material from the article 浜名湖 (Hamanako) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 11, 2007.
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Lake Hamana}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.mlit.go.jp/sogoseisaku/region/kanko100/pdf/046.pdf |script-title=ja:浜名湖 |language=ja}} {{small|(260 KiB)}} (Hamanako), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)
- {{cite web |url= http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/road/chubu-fukei/route/images/11.pdf |script-title= ja:浜名湖サイクリングロード |language= ja |access-date= 2007-12-11 |archive-date= 2016-03-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065214/http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/road/chubu-fukei/route/images/11.pdf |url-status= dead }} {{small|(719 KiB)}} (Hamanako Cycling Road), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)
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