Lake Kamo (Japanese: 加茂湖, Hepburn: Kamo-ko) is a brackish lake on the Sado Island in the Sea of Japan off the west coast of Honshu, Japan. The lake is the largest of Niigata prefecture.

Lake Kamo
Lake Kamo and Mount Kimpoku
Location of Lake Kamo in Japan.
Location of Lake Kamo in Japan.
Lake Kamo
Coordinates38°3′49″N 138°26′12″E / 38.06361°N 138.43667°E / 38.06361; 138.43667
Catchment area4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Basin countriesJapan
Max. length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Max. width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Surface area4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth8.7 m (29 ft)
Surface elevation0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
Aerial photograph from 1976

Originally Lake Kamo was a fresh water lake, but was opened to the sea during the Meiji period to avoid floods, and the water became brackish. The lake is famous for oyster farming, since 1932.[2]

Lake Kamo is ranked among the top 100 Landscapes of Japan.[1]


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