Lake Sagami (相模湖, Sagami-ko) is an artificial lake located in Sagamihara, Kanagawa in Japan's Kantō region. Created in 1947 after the Sagami River was dammed, it serves as use for recreational and hydroelectric purposes. The lake also served as venue for canoeing and rowing events at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, located 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the lake.
Typical lake flows (in m/s) are 85 hydroelectric, 10.34 domestic, 4.16 irrigatio...
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Lake Sagami (相模湖, Sagami-ko) is an artificial lake located in Sagamihara, Kanagawa in Japan's Kantō region. Created in 1947 after the Sagami River was dammed, it serves as use for recreational and hydroelectric purposes. The lake also served as venue for canoeing and rowing events at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, located 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the lake.
Typical lake flows (in m/s) are 85 hydroelectric, 10.34 domestic, 4.16 irrigation, and 2.15 industrial. Land usage is 87.5% natural, 4.6% agricultrual, and 7.9% other. Eutrophication issues have been a serious issue of the lake that was first observed in 1967. The main issue was microcystis algae bloom and reached its highest cell count of 2,500,000 cells/mL in July-October 1979 (data from 1985). Most vegetation grown around the lake are grassland and weeds while most crops grown are rice and vegetables. Fertilizer application for crops near the lake is moderate.
Because of the lake's creation in 1947, it displaced the...
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