Lake Kasumigaura

Location	Japan; Ibaraki Prefecture
Coordinates	36°2′25″N 140°23′39″E / 36.04028°N 140.39417°ECoordinates: 36°2′25″N 140°23′39″E / 36.04028°N 140.39417°E
Lake type	warm Monomictic
Primary inflows	Sakura and Naka rivers; and more than 30 small rivers
Primary outflows	Tone River
Catchment area	1,915 km2 (739 sq mi)
Basin countries	Japan
Surface area	220 km2 (85 sq mi)
Average depth	4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth	7 m (23 ft)
Water volume	0.848 km3 (687,000 acre·ft)
Shore length1	252 km (157 mi)
Surface elevation	0.16 m (6.3 in)
Islands	0
Settlements	Tsuchiura, Ibaraki; Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Kasumigaura (Japanese: 霞ヶ浦) is a lake that is located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa.

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Location	Japan Ibaraki Prefecture
Coordinates	36°2′25″N 140°23′39″E / 36.04028°N 140.39417°E / 36.04028; 140.39417Coordinates: 36°2′25″N 140°23′39″E / 36.04028°N 140.39417°E / 36.04028; 140.39417
Lake type	warm Monomictic
Primary inflows	Sakura and Naka rivers and more than 30 small rivers
Primary outflows	Tone River
Catchment area	1,915 km² (739 sq mi)
Basin countries	Japan

Surface area	220 km² (85 sq mi)
Average depth	4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth	7 m (23 ft)
Water volume	0.848 km³ (687,000 acre·ft)
Shore length¹	252 km (157 mi)
Surface elevation	0.16 m (6.3 in)

Islands	0
Settlements	Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Kasumigaura, Ibaraki
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.