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
Country	Japan
Location	Kawachinagano, Osaka
Coordinates	34°27′48.4″N 135°33′31.3″E
Status	Operational
Opening date	1649
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth-fill dam
Impounds	Ishi River
Height	15 m
Length	147.2 m
Dam volume	71,000 m^3
Reservoir
Total capacity	600,000 m^3
Catchment area	0.5 km^2
Surface area	18 ha

Summaries

• Teragaike lies to the north of Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. About 15 minutes walk from Chiyoda Station on Nankai Kōya Line.
• Surrounding the lake is maintained esplanade, and people of the neighborhood utilize for stroll.

North bank

• There are steles, a sluice of aqueducts for irrigation, a plaza and playground equipment for training.
• There are residential areas around the lake.
• People can watch PL Art of Fireworks every year on August 1.

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  Esplanade
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  Steles
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  Aqueducts

South bank

• It is nothing special there compared with the north bank. There are houses and fields around the lake.

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  Esplanade

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.

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  Plaza Of The Four Seasons
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  Bentensan Plaza

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

• List of dams and reservoirs