Tsugaru Fujimi Lake

Reservoir in Honshū, Japan
40°44′46″N 140°23′46″E / 40.74611°N 140.39611°E / 40.74611; 140.39611TypeReservoirPrimary inflowsSnowmeltPrimary outflowsIwaki RiverBasin countriesJapan

Tsugaru Fujimi Lake (津軽富士見湖, Tsugaru Fujimi-ko) also known as Mawarizeki Ōtameike (廻堰大溜池) is a reservoir that is located almost entirely within the town of Tsuruta in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, though a portion of its southern shore lies within the city of Hirosaki. It was built in 1660 to collect snowmelt in order to irrigate the fields in the surrounding area.[1]

History

The reservoir's construction was ordered by Tsugaru Nobumasa, daimyō of the Hirosaki Domain in 1660 in order to collect water from snowmelt. Upon completion, its 4.2-kilometer-long (2.6 mi) retaining wall became the longest embankment dam in Japan, a record it still holds.[2] In 2010, it was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as one of the 100 best reservoirs in Japan.[3]

References

  1. ^ "廻堰大溜池" [Mawarizeki Ōtameike] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ "津軽富士見湖" [Tsugaru Fujimi Lake] (in Japanese). Medetai Tsuruta. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ため池百選" [100 Best Reservoirs] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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