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The Southern Pumping Station almost completely blocks off the regulating reservoir (right) and the Western Receiving Channel (left). The long channel in the middle is the Central Main Drainage Channel. ©Oga Peninsula-Ogata Geopark
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[The History of Hachirogata Reclamation ③] The land is below sea level… Water management is a lifeline [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...