Teragaike

Teragaike (寺ヶ池) is a reservoir in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is for irrigation to paddy fields near this lake. It was made in the Edo period. Fishing is prohibited in the lake.

Teragaike
View from sorth bank
Location of Teragaike in Japan
Official name寺ヶ池
CountryJapan
LocationKawachinagano, Osaka
Coordinates34°27′48.4″N 135°33′31.3″E
StatusOperational
Opening date1649
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill dam
ImpoundsIshi River
Height15 m
Length147.2 m
Dam volume71,000 m3
Reservoir
Total capacity600,000 m3
Catchment area0.5 km2
Surface area18 ha

Summaries

North bank
South bank
  • It is nothing special there compared with the north bank. There are houses and fields around the lake.
Teragaike Park
  • There are fountains and Plaza Of The Four Seasons (四季の広場, Shiki-no-hiroba) as the main area on the south side of the lake.
  • There are tennis courts, a small baseball park, a gateball court and a civic swimming pool on the east side.
  • There is Fukujin Benzaiten Teragaike Chinju (福神弁財天寺ヶ池鎮守) in Bentensan Plaza on the west side.

History

  • 1649 : Yojibe Nakamura (中村與次兵衛, Nakamura Yojibei) played a key role, and originally they expanded the small pond which there was, and, for newly reclaiming a rice field, it was made. A total of about 40,000 was mobilized.
  • 1969 : Finished renovation

See also


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