…The most famous flood in the early modern period was the Edo Flood of 1742, which is said to have killed more than 3,900 people. In Nokamigo, Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, there remains a historic site, the Kanpo Flood Level Cliff Marker, which tells us that the water level of the main Arakawa River rose by 60 shaku (about 18 m). After the great flood of 1910, major repairs were made to the downstream area of the Arakawa River. … *Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Kanpo Flood Level Cliff Marker" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…近世の水害で特に著名なものは寛保2年江戸洪水(1742)で,死者3900余人と伝えられている。秩父郡長瀞町野上下郷には,荒川本流の水位が60尺(約18m)上昇したことを物語る史跡〈寛保洪水位磨崖標〉が残っている。1910年の大洪水後,荒川下流部では大改修が行われた。… ※「寛保洪水位磨崖標」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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