Arakawa Floodway - Arakawa Floodway

Japanese: 荒川放水路 - あらかわほうすいろ
Arakawa Floodway - Arakawa Floodway

A detour waterway built to regulate the water volume of the Arakawa River, which flows through Saitama Prefecture and the eastern part of Tokyo, and to protect Tokyo's downtown from flooding. It separates from the old main stream, the Sumida River, at Iwabuchi Watergate in Kita Ward, Tokyo. The river passes through Adachi, Katsushika, Edogawa, and other wards, and flows into Tokyo Bay in parallel with the Ayase River and Nakagawa River downstream. The River Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism calls the Arakawa Floodway the Arakawa River, and the old Arakawa River flowing south from the Iwabuchi Watergate the Sumida River. Planned by the Ministry of Home Affairs after the great flood of 1910 (Meiji 43), construction began in 1911, and was completed in 1930 (Showa 5). It is 24 kilometers long and 450-580 meters wide. The highest water level recorded was during Typhoon Kathleen in 1947 (Showa 22), when the water almost reached the nine-meter levee, but flooding was averted. Since then, this spillway has been effective in preventing flooding in the downtown area of ​​Tokyo.

[Kikuchi Masao]

[References] | Arakawa River | Sumida River
Iwabuchi Water Gate
This water gate is located at the junction of the main Arakawa River (foreground of the photo) and the tributary Sumida River. It was built in 1924 (Taisho 13) under the guidance of Sakano Yutaka, who worked on the construction of the Panama Canal. In 1982 (Showa 57), a new water gate was completed downstream and this water gate ceased its role, but it is still affectionately known as the "Red Water Gate." Kita-ku, Tokyo ©Yutaka Sakano ">

Iwabuchi Water Gate


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

埼玉県と東京都の東部を流れる荒川の水量を調節し、東京の下町(したまち)を洪水から守るためにつくられた迂回(うかい)水路。東京都北区にある岩淵(いわぶち)水門で、旧本流の隅田川(すみだがわ)と分かれる。川は足立(あだち)、葛飾(かつしか)、江戸川などの区を通り、下流で綾瀬(あやせ)川、中川と並行して東京湾に注いでいる。なお、国土交通省河川局では、荒川放水路を荒川、岩淵水門から南流する旧荒川を隅田川とよぶ。1910年(明治43)の大洪水後に、内務省によって計画され、1911年着手、1930年(昭和5)完成。延長24キロメートル、幅450~580メートル。記録された最高水位は、1947年(昭和22)のカスリーン台風のときで、9メートルの堤防すれすれまで達したが氾濫(はんらん)は免れた。以後もこの放水路が功を奏して東京下町の水害を防いでいる。

[菊池万雄]

[参照項目] | 荒川 | 隅田川
岩淵水門
本流の荒川(写真手前)と支流の隅田川の分岐点にある水門。パナマ運河建設に従事した青山士の指導により、1924年(大正13)に建設された。1982年(昭和57)、下流に新しい水門が完成し、その役目を終えたが、現在も「赤水門」の名で親しまれている。東京都北区©Yutaka Sakano">

岩淵水門


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