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The southern drainage pump station almost blocks off the regulation pond (on the right) and the western waterway (on the left). The long waterway in the center is the central main drainage channel ©Oga Peninsula/Ogata Geopark
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[History of Hachirogata reclamation ③] Earth lower than sea level... The lifeline is water management [Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture]

Table of Contents1. Large pumps will be used to drain 700 million tons of water from the reclaimed land surrounded by the dike.2. A floodgate will be constructed in the Funakoshi Channel, connecting Lake Hachirogata with the open sea, to block the water from the sea.3. Foundation work on the drainage channel will be carried out during dike construction...