JP008Lake Notoro, Abashiri

Site Description

Wetlands

Lake Notoroko is in the west of Abashiri City, and is one of seven inland sea-lakes on the coastline of Sea of Okhotsk. The length of the coastline of the lake is 35 km. Small rivers flow into the lake, making a salt marsh at the river mouth, and people can enjoy looking at Salicornia europaea. Lake Abashiriko lies between Abashiri City and Memanbetsu Town, and has a 39 km long coastline. On the east of the lake, a marshy woodland has big Alnus japonica, Fraxinus mandshuruca var. japonica and others, and enormous Lysichiton camtschatcense on the forest floors.

Area & Coordinates

16,000ha 44°03′N 144°10′E
region: Hokkaido

Designation Type

Quasi-National Park, Wildlife Protection Area (Local)

Protection Status

Protected

Conservation issues

Agricultural intensification/expansion
Abandonment/reduction of land management
Natural events

Birds

Breeding resident

Mergus merganser, Haliaeetus albicilla, Larus schistisagus, Picus canus

Breeding visitor

Ardea cinerea, Falco subbuteo, Grus japonensis, Rallus aquaticus, Gallinago hardwickii

Winter visitor

Cygnus cygnus, Bucephala clangula, Haliaeetus pelagicus, Larus glaucescens

Passage visitor

Anser fabalis, Aythya fuligula, Aythya marila, Heteroscelus brevipes