Iruka Waterway - Iruka Waterway

... A large embankment construction project was completed in 1610 to prevent flooding by sealing off the tributaries of the Kiso River in the Owari Plain and fixing it into a single main stream. During this time, the Miyata Irrigation Canal was built using a diversion of the Kiso River, and the Kotsu Irrigation Canal, which also took water from the Kiso River, was built in 1648 (Keian 1), and the Iruka Irrigation Canal was built in 1603 (Kan'ei 10) after the construction of Iruka Pond, and the irrigation channels in the plain were almost complete. A large, stable rice paddy area was created in the first half of the 17th century. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Iruka Irrigation Canal is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　尾張平野内の木曾川分流支川を締め切って本流一本に固定しはんらんを防止する大築堤工事が1610年に完成。この間に木曾川の分流を利用して宮田用水が作られ，同じく木曾川から取水する木津（こつつ）用水が48年(慶安1)から，入鹿池を築造して入鹿用水が33年(寛永10)に作られて平野内の用水路はほぼ完成。17世紀前半に安定した大水田地帯ができあがった。…

※「入鹿用水」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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