Lake Inawashiro

{{Short description|Lake in Fukushima, Japan}}

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| name = Lake Inawashiro
猪苗代湖

| image = Lake Inawashiro view from Mt.Bandai.jpg

| caption = A view from the top of Mt.Bandai

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| location = Fukushima Prefecture

| coords = {{coord|37|28|29|N|140|05|37|E|region:JP_type:waterbody_source:cswiki|display=inline,title}}

| type = tectonic lake

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| outflow = Nippashi River

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| basin_countries = Japan

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| area = {{convert|103.3|km2|abbr=on}}

| depth = {{convert|51.5|m|abbr=on}}

| max-depth = {{convert|94.6|m|abbr=on}}

| volume = {{convert|5.40|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}

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| shore = {{convert|49|km|abbr=on}}

| elevation = {{convert|514|m|abbr=on}}

| islands = Okinajima

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake Inawashiro in Japan.

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{{nihongo|Lake Inawashiro|猪苗代湖|Inawashiro-ko}} is the fourth-largest lake in Japan,Takeda T., page 174. located in central Fukushima Prefecture, south of Mount Bandai. It is also known as the {{nihongo|'Heavenly Mirror Lake'|天鏡湖|Tenkyōko}}. The lake is located within the borders of Bandai-Asahi National Park. It is a surface area of {{convert|104|sqkm|sqmi}}, circumference of {{convert|63|km|mi}}, depth of {{convert|94|m|ft}} and is located at an altitude of {{convert|514|m|ft}}.{{cite book |last1=Campbell |first1=Allen |last2=Nobel |first2=David S |title=Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia |publisher=Kodansha |date=1993 |pages=598 |isbn=406205938X}} In winter swans migrate to the beaches of the lake and stay there until spring.