<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lake Biwa </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Lake Biwa from space </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 35 ° 20 ′ N 136 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.333 ° N 136.167 ° E ﻿ / 35.333 ; 136.167 Coordinates : 35 ° 20 ′ N 136 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.333 ° N 136.167 ° E ﻿ / 35.333 ; 136.167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary inflows </Th> <Td> 118 rivers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary outflows </Th> <Td> Seta River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catchment area </Th> <Td> 3,174 km ( 1,225 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin countries </Th> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max. length </Th> <Td> 63.49 km ( 39.45 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . width </Th> <Td> 22.8 km ( 14.2 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 670.3 km ( 258.8 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . depth </Th> <Td> 104 m ( 341 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water volume </Th> <Td> 27.5 km ( 6.6 cu mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Residence time </Th> <Td> 5.5 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shore length </Th> <Td> 235.2 km ( 146.1 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface elevation </Th> <Td> 85.6 m ( 281 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Hikone , Otsu , Nagahama , Takashima </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ramsar Wetland </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> 10 June 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Shore length is not a well - defined measure . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lake Biwa </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Lake Biwa from space </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 35 ° 20 ′ N 136 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.333 ° N 136.167 ° E ﻿ / 35.333 ; 136.167 Coordinates : 35 ° 20 ′ N 136 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.333 ° N 136.167 ° E ﻿ / 35.333 ; 136.167 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary inflows </Th> <Td> 118 rivers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary outflows </Th> <Td> Seta River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catchment area </Th> <Td> 3,174 km ( 1,225 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin countries </Th> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max. length </Th> <Td> 63.49 km ( 39.45 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . width </Th> <Td> 22.8 km ( 14.2 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 670.3 km ( 258.8 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max . depth </Th> <Td> 104 m ( 341 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water volume </Th> <Td> 27.5 km ( 6.6 cu mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Residence time </Th> <Td> 5.5 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shore length </Th> <Td> 235.2 km ( 146.1 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface elevation </Th> <Td> 85.6 m ( 281 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Hikone , Otsu , Nagahama , Takashima </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ramsar Wetland </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> 10 June 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Shore length is not a well - defined measure . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where is lake biwa in japan on a map
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35 ° 20 ′ N 136 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.333 ° N 136.167 ° E
35 ° 20 ′ N 136 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.333 ° N 136.167 ° E