Lake Biwa - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Lake Biwa
Short name
Lake Biwa
Country
Japan
Web Address
Lake Biwa Limnological Survey
Site Description
Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan. The maximum depth is 104 m, and the volume of water storage is 27.5 km3.
Last modified
2023-10-06 09:10:35

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1965
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-49)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 35.216494 Longitude: 135.999264

Size
ca. 67040.00ha
Elevation (min)
84.00msl
Elevation (max)
84.00msl
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Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Air Temperature: Average Annual
14.60°C
Precipitation Annual
2007.50mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Equipment notes
Two survey boats, Survey preparatory office
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
30
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Regular