Oisegawa

...A canal that runs north-south through the eastern part of Nakagawa Ward and Minato Ward in Nagoya City, connecting Nagoya Port with Nagoya Sasajima Freight Station. In the mid-Meiji period, a plan was made to excavate the canal with the aim of draining the polluted water of the old Nakagawa (Oise River), which originates in Nazuka in Nishi Ward and flows south through towns such as Oshikiri, Noritake, Makino, and Tsuyuhashi, and to develop water transportation. Based on this plan, construction began in 1926 and was completed in 1932. The total length is 8,200m, the width is 36-91m, and the water depth is 1.2-3m. It is a lock-type waterway that maintains a constant water depth regardless of the tide level, and the Matsushige Lock that connects to Horikawa River is designated as a cultural property of the city. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…名古屋市中川区，港区の東部を南北に走る運河で，名古屋港と名古屋笹島貨物駅を結ぶ。明治中期に，西区名塚に源を発し，押切，則武，牧野，露橋などの町を南流する旧中川(笈瀬（おいせ）川)の悪水排除と水運発達を目的とする運河開削計画が企画された。これに基づいて1926年に起工され，32年に完成した。総延長8200m，幅員36～91m，水深1.2～3m。潮位に関係なく一定の水深を保つ閘門（こうもん）式水路になっており，堀川に通ずる松重閘門は市の文化財に指定されている。…

※「笈瀬川」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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