Manno Lake

Manno Lake (Mannō Ike) in Mannō, Kagawa, Japan, is a man-made irrigation reservoir with a reserve capacity of 1,540 tons. It is vaguely shaped like a human hand.

History

701-704 (Taiho era ): Michimori Ason, the lord of Sanuki Province, erects the first dam.
818 (Kōnin era, year 9): Mannō Pond dam ruptures due to flooding
821 (Kōnin era, year 12): Kukai is dispatched to oversee renovations of Mannō Pond dam, with construction being completed in approximately 3 months. Between the years of 821 and 1184, the Manno Pond dam collapses and is subsequently restored many times.
1184 (Genryaku era, year 1): After the collapse of the dam in 1184, all rebuilding efforts were abandoned until 1628 (Kan’ei, year 5). During this period, people settled in the basin constructing houses and cultivating fields. The settlement was named Ikeato Mura (After-Pond village).
1628 (Kan’ei era, year 5): By order of Takamatsu Domain feudal lord Ikoma Takatoshi the fushin-bugyō Nichijima Hachibe’e begins renovations of the Mannō Pond dam.
1631 (Kan’ei era, year 8): The Takamatsu domain completes renovations of the dam.
1854 (Ansei era, year 1): Dam collapses due to earthquake.
1870 (Meiji era, year 3): Restoration of dam completed. Afterward restorations, the three separate constructions of the Tenkawa headrace began, in order to supplement water intake from the Dokigawa, resulting in an increase of water volume three times.
1996 (Heisei era, year 8): Manno Pond selected as one of the One Hundred Soundscapes of Japanby the Ministry of the Environment
2000 (Heisei era, year 12): Mannō Pond Conduit Gates (Japanese: 満濃池樋門, Hepburn: Mannō-Ike Himon) registered as Japanese cultural landmark- (buildings).
2005: The Manno Pond dam receives the Dammed Lake Hyakusen certification from the Dam Watershed Environmental Improvement Center
2010: Manno Pond recieces the Pond Hyakusen certification from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.

Lake

A lake is an area of variable size filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean (except for sea lochs in Scotland and Ireland), and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are also larger and deeper than ponds, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams.

Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers. In some parts of the world there are many lakes because of chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last Ice Age. All lakes are temporary over geologic time scales, as they will slowly fill in with sediments or spill out of the basin containing them.

Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for industrial or agricultural use, for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply, or for aesthetic or recreational purposes.

Lake station (Los Angeles Metro)

Lake is a freeway-median light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located below North Lake Avenue in the median of the 210 Freeway in Pasadena, California. The station is served by the Gold Line.

This station features station art called Everyday People, created by artist Pat Ward Williams. This station has a parking lot with 100 paid reserved space.

It is one of the Gold Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is heavily used by people coming to see the parade on New Year's Day.

Station layout

Metro Rail service

Gold Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.

Landmarks

Bus connections

References

External links

Media related to Lake (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

Lake (surname)

Lake is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: