Lake Bushū

What it is

• A natural lake formed after a mountain collapse in 1590.
• Part of the Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park at 270 meters elevation.
• A water source for the Gamo Power Station owned by Hokuriku Electric Power Company.
• An eleven-hectare site featuring an earth dam completed in 1920.

What to see

• The only Salix subfragilis forest located in Fukui Prefecture.
• A promenade leading from the lake shore to Mount Ochi.
• A body of water stretching approximately one point five kilometers in length.
• The Gamo Power Station facility powered by the lake water.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.