The horizontal and vertical distributions of specific electric conductivity were observed in three coastal lakes, viz. Lakes Koyama-ike, Togo-ike and Tanega-ike, in Tottori Prefecture. The results obtained suggest that the salt-water intrudes from the sea into the lakes through small canals. At the bottom of Lake Koyamaike, there is found a zone of conductivity higher than in the other parts of the lake. This zone extends from the canal to the deepest part of the lake, and may be a route of sea-water intrusion in this lake. Lake Togo-ike has no remarkable intrusion route, though the conductivity is generally higher than that of Lake Koyama-ike. The boundary area between Lake Togo-ike and the Hashizu River, the latter of which is a canal from the lake to the sea, is very shallow, and may act as a barrier to the intrusion in the normal state. In Lake Tanega-ike, that is a small lake isolated from the sea, the conductivity is very low and uniform all over the lake as an inevitable consequence.
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