River crossing - Kawagae

Japanese: 川違え - かわたがえ
River crossing - Kawagae

...The city has a long history of flood control, with the Nijūkken River diversion constructed during the Meiwa and An'ei eras (1764-81), and the Shinkawa River (abandoned in 1939) constructed in 1832 (Tenpo 3). These artificial diversions were called "kawatagae" (river diversions), and also meant creating new alluvial plains. Nevertheless, there are records of more than 30 floods between 1635 (Kan'ei 12) and 1848 (Kaei 1), and the city was hit by three floods even after the Meiji era began, with the city of Matsue being flooded for a week in 1893.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawagae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…治水の歴史も古く,明和・安永年間(1764‐81)には二十間川,1832年(天保3)には新川(1939廃川)などの分流開削が行われた。これらの人為的な流路変更は〈川違え(かわたがえ)〉と呼ばれ,新たな沖積地をつくりだすという意味も含んでいた。それでも1635年(寛永12)から1848年(嘉永1)までの間に30回をこす洪水の記録があり,明治に入ってからも3度の水害に見舞われ,とくに1893年には松江市街地が1週間水浸しになるほどであった。…

※「川違え」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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