Okawazu Diversion - Okozu Diversion

Japanese: 大河津分水 - おおこうづぶんすい
Okawazu Diversion - Okozu Diversion

This is the old name for the diversion channel built at the top of the Shinano River, which flows through the center of the Echigo Plain. It is now called the New Shinano River.

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[Reference] | Shinano River | New Shinano River

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

越後(えちご)平野の中央を流れる信濃(しなの)川の州頂(すちょう)につくられた分水路の古くからの呼び名。いまは新信濃川とよぶ。

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[参照項目] | 信濃川 | 新信濃川

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