Agano River Line - Aganogawarain

Japanese: 阿賀野川ライン - あがのがわらいん
Agano River Line - Aganogawarain

...Between Yamashina and Umashita, the river cuts a horizontal valley, incises and meanders, and on both sides there are several river terraces, showing the characteristics of an antecedent flow path. The 20km stretch from the prefectural border to Sakuka Onsen in Gosen City, with its green tuff rock face and magnificent gorge, is called the Agano River Line, and was designated as Niigata Prefectural Natural Park in 1969. Lake Tsugawa was created by the Agekawa Dam, built in 1962, and has been used as a boat race venue since the Niigata National Sports Festival in 1964.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Agano River Line" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山科~馬下間は横谷を刻み穿入蛇行する両岸には数段の河岸段丘がみられ先行性流路の特性を示している。県境から五泉市咲花温泉の20kmの間,緑色凝灰岩の岩肌と豪快雄大な峡谷は阿賀野川ラインと呼ばれ1969年新潟県立自然公園に指定された。1962年にできた揚川ダムにより津川湖が生まれ64年の新潟国体以来ボートレース場として利用されている。…

※「阿賀野川ライン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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