Lake Biwa
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Summary
Lake Biwa is a tectonic lake[1]. It draws 5,733 Wikipedia views per month (tectonic lake category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Higashiōmi-shi[3], Hikone[4], Kusatsu[5], Maihara[6], Moriyama[7], Nagahama[8], Omihachiman[9], Otsu[10], Yasu[11]
- Country: Japan[12]
- Instance of: ancient lake[13], Class A river[14]
- Named after: biwa[15]
- Inflows: Anegawa River[16], Uso River[17], Inukami River[18], Yasu River[19], Echi River[20], Seri River[21], Yogo River[22], Amano River[23], Ado River[24], Hino River[25], Ishida River[26], Kusatsu River[27], Momose River[28]
- Outflows: Yodo River[29], Lake Biwa Canal[30]
- Basin country: Japan[31]
- Commons category: Lake Biwa[32]
- Inception: -4400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[33]
- Located in/on physical feature: Ōmi Basin[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Biwa[35]
- Commons gallery: Lake Biwa[36]
- Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[37]
- Heritage designation: Ramsar site[38]
- Native label: 琵琶湖[39]
- Length: 63.49 km[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 84.371 m[41]
- Area: 669.26 km²[42]
- Width: 22.8 km[43]
- Watershed area: 3843 km²[44]
- Volume as quantity: 28,000 cubic hectometre[45]
- Perimeter: 235.20 km[46]
- Located in protected area: Biwako Quasi-National Park[47]
- Residence time of water: 4.7 annum[48]
- Vertical depth: 104.1 m[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Biwa include Ōmi Province[50], a province of Japan[51], in Japan[52], headquartered in Ōmi Kokuchō[53] and Biwako Quasi-National Park[54], a quasi-national park of Japan[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1950[57].
Why It Matters
Lake Biwa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Ōmi Province[50], a province of Japan[51], in Japan[52], headquartered in Ōmi Kokuchō[53] and Biwako Quasi-National Park[54], a quasi-national park of Japan[55], in Japan[56], founded in 1950[57].