Tsugaru Fujimi Lake | |
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津軽富士見湖 ( Japanese) | |
![]() Tsugaru Fujimi Lake with Mount Iwaki in the background | |
Location | Aomori Prefecture, Honshū, Japan |
Coordinates | 40°44′46″N 140°23′46″E / 40.74611°N 140.39611°E |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Snowmelt |
Primary outflows | Iwaki River |
Basin countries | Japan |
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]
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]
Tsugaru Fujimi Lake | |
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津軽富士見湖 ( Japanese) | |
![]() Tsugaru Fujimi Lake with Mount Iwaki in the background | |
Location | Aomori Prefecture, Honshū, Japan |
Coordinates | 40°44′46″N 140°23′46″E / 40.74611°N 140.39611°E |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Snowmelt |
Primary outflows | Iwaki River |
Basin countries | Japan |
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]
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]