Saiko (lake)
Saiko | ||
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Aerial view of the lake, 1975 | ||
Geographical location | Yamanashi Prefecture , Japan | |
Drain | to Lake Kawaguchi | |
Places on the shore | Fujikawaguchiko | |
Data | ||
Coordinates | 35 ° 29 '54 " N , 138 ° 41' 7" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 901 m TP | |
surface | 2.1 km² | |
Maximum depth | 71.7 m | |
Middle deep | 8.2 m | |
View from the west over the lake with Mount Fuji in the background |
The Saiko ( Japanese 西湖 , German: "West Lake") is one of the five Fuji lakes in the Yamanashi prefecture in Japan .
It is connected to Shōji Lake and Motosu Lake by underground watercourses, so that the level of all three lakes is at the same height of 901 m.
The Saiko has an area of 2.10 km² with a maximum depth of 71.7 m and an average depth of 8.2 m.
Web links
Commons : Saiko - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 調査 実 施 湖沼 一 覧 . Kokudo Chiriin , July 1, 2016, accessed July 25, 2016 (Japanese).
- ↑ 日本 の 主 な 湖沼 . (No longer available online.) MLIT , 2002, archived from the original on September 12, 2013 ; Retrieved September 15, 2013 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.