Lake Jūsan
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Lake Jūsan (Japanese: 十三湖, Hepburn: Jūsan-ko), also known locally as Jūsan Lagoon (Japanese: 十三潟, Hepburn: Jūsan-gata)[3] is a brackish-water lagoon-type estuary located in the city of Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is the third-largest lake in Aomori Prefecture, after Lake Towada and Lake Ogawara, with a shoreline of 30 kilometers (19 mi) and a maximum depth of 3 meters.
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Lake Jūsan | |
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Jūsangata 十三潟 (Tsugaru dialect) | |
十三湖 (Japanese) | |
Location | Goshogawara, Aomori |
Coordinates | 41°1′57″N 140°20′31″E |
Type | lagoon-type estuary |
Primary inflows | Iwaki River |
Primary outflows | Sea of Japan |
Basin countries | Japan |
Max. length | 31.4 km (19.5 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Surface area | 17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi)[2] |
Average depth | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Max. depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Shore length1 | 30 km (19 mi) |
Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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