Lake Kitaura - Japan

Basic Information
Site Name
Lake Kitaura
Short name
Lake Kitaura
Country
Japan
Web Address
Center for Water Environment Studies, Ibaraki University
Operating Organisation
Global and Local Environment Co-creation Institute (GLEC) - Ibaraki University
Site Description
Lake Kitaura is typical eutrophic lake in Japan. The maximum and average depth is 10 m and 4.5 m, respectively.
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:37

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2016
Observed properties
water parameterecosystem parameterconductivitysecchidepthwatertransparencylaketemperaturespeciesabundancebenthicinvertebratesabundancebenthicinvertebratespresence
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan)✔ (LTER-EAP-JP-57)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
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Lake kitaura
Lake kitaura
Geographic
5 km
3 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 36.014722 Longitude: 140.565333

Size
ca. 3440.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Fresh Water Lakes
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1) » Permanent eutrophic lakes, ponds and pools (C1.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
14.50°C
Precipitation Annual
1532.80mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
not applicable
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
LTER Site Classification
Regular