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Lake Hibara
Lake Hibara
	Lake Hibara viewed from north of Mount Bandai
Location	Kitashiobara
Coordinates	37°41′0″N 140°3′20″E / 37.68333°N 140.05556°E
Basin countries	Japan
Surface area	10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Max. depth	30.5 m (100 ft)
Water volume	0.13 km3 (110,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	31.5 km (19.6 mi)
Surface elevation	822.0 m (2,696.9 ft)
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Hibara (桧原湖, Hibara-ko) is a lake in Yama District, Fukushima, Japan. It is a part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park. It is the biggest of the lakes in the Bandai-kōgen highlands.^[1]

Creation

Hibara Lake is a mesotrophic lake. It was created because of the July 15, 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai. The debris avalanche created a natural dam that then filled with water. It sank Hibara Village (桧原村, Hibara-mura). The ruins of Hibara Village are still at the bottom of the lake.^[2]

Gallery

Views of Lake Hibara
Lake Hibara with snow
Looking south
Submerged torii from the former location of Hibara Village.

Notes

↑ Takeda T., page 174.
↑ 裏磐梯を代表する湖沼群 (in Japanese). 裏磐梯観光協会. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.

References

Takeda, Toru; Hishinuma, Tomio; Kamieda, Kinuyo; Dale, Leigh; Oguma, Chiyoichi (August 10, 1988). "Hello! Fukushima - International Exchange Guide Book" (1988 ed.). Fukushima City: Fukushima Mimpo Press. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)