Lake Kugushiko

Japanese: 久々子湖 - くぐしこ

A lake in the southwest of Fukui Prefecture, on the border between Mihama Town and Wakasa Town. One of the Mikata Five Lakes. It was formed when a sand spit blocked the lake and Wakasa Bay after land subsidence. Its area is 1.40 ^km2 . Its maximum depth is 2.5 m. It is connected to Lake Suigetsu by the artificial Urami River, and also to Wakasa Bay by rapids, so seawater accounts for 70% of the lake's water. As a result, eels, gobies, mullets, and other fish are caught here. It belongs to Wakasa Bay Quasi-National Park.

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Japanese:

福井県南西部，美浜町と若狭町の境にある湖。三方五湖の一つ。陸地の沈降ののち砂嘴によって若狭湾との間がせき止められて形成された。面積 1.40km²。最大水深 2.5m。人工の浦見川によって水月湖と連絡するほか，早瀬で若狭湾とも通じているため，海水が湖水全体の 70%を占める。このため，ウナギやハゼ，ボラなどが漁獲される。若狭湾国定公園に属する。

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