Lake Jūsan
| Lake Jūsan | |
|---|---|
| Jūsangata 十三潟 (Tsugaru dialect) | |
| 十三湖 (Japanese) | |
View of Lake Jūsan. | |
| Location | Goshogawara, Aomori |
| Coordinates | 41°1′57″N 140°20′31″E / 41.03250°N 140.34194°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) |
| Max. width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi) |
| 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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Lake Jūsan (Japanese: 十三湖, Hepburn: Jūsan-ko), also known locally as Jūsan Lagoon (Japanese: 十三潟, Hepburn: Jūsan-gata) 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.