Hydrophobic (water canal)

Japanese: 疎水(疏水) - そすい
Hydrophobic (water canal)
This refers to the clearing of new land and the passage of water from lakes, marshes, rivers, and other water sources for the purposes of irrigation, water supply, navigation, power generation, or drainage, as well as the artificial waterways. Waterways are either open ditches or tunnels depending on the topography. Examples of canals can be found all over Japan, but many of them are called yosui (a waterway), such as the Hakone Canal, which takes water from Lake Ashi to irrigate the Shizuoka Prefecture side. Representative canals include the Asaka Canal, which takes water from Lake Inawashiro to irrigate the Koriyama region, and the Lake Biwa Canal, which takes water from Lake Biwa for the comprehensive development of Kyoto (irrigation, water supply, power generation, navigation).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
湖沼や河川を水源として灌漑,給水,舟運,発電のために,あるいは排水のために,新たに土地を切り開いて通水させることおよびその人工水路をいう。水路は地形によって開溝あるいはトンネルにされる。疎水の例は日本の各地で見られるが,芦ノ湖から取水し静岡県側を灌漑する箱根用水などのように,用水という名称がつけられているものが多い。代表的な疎水としては,猪苗代湖から取水し郡山地方を灌漑する安積(あさか)疎水,琵琶湖から取水し京都の総合開発(灌漑,給水,発電,舟運)を目的とした琵琶湖疎水がある。

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