Lake Saroma
| Lake Saroma サロマ湖 |
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Overlooking Lake Saroma (June 2007)
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| Location | Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Coordinates | 44°10′N 143°43′E / 44.167°N 143.717°ECoordinates: 44°10′N 143°43′E / 44.167°N 143.717°E |
| Type | Mesotrophic |
| Primary outflows | 1 |
| Catchment area | 618 km2 (239 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Surface area | 150 km2 (37,000 acres) |
| Average depth | 8.7 m (29 ft) |
| Max. depth | 19.5 m (64 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.3 km3 (0.31 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 82.4 km (51.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Frozen | December to March |
| Islands | none |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Saroma (サロマ湖? Saroma-ko) also Saroma Lagoon is a body of brackish water in Saroma, Kitami, and Yūbetsu Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in Abashiri Quasi-National Park. By area, the lake is the third largest in Japan and the largest in Hokkaidō.
The name comes from the Ainu place name saruomahetsu, meaning place of many Miscanthus reeds and rushes.
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