Manno Lake (Mannō Ike) in Mannō, Kagawa, Japan, is a man-made irrigation reservoir with a reserve capacity of 15.4 million tons. It is vaguely shaped like a human hand.
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Manno Lake | |
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Manno Lake | |
Location | Manno, Kagawa |
Coordinates | 34.162°N 133.874°E / 34.162; 133.874 |
Native name | 満濃池 (Japanese) |
Primary inflows | Doki River, Kanakura River |
Basin countries | Japan |
Surface area | 1.385 km2 (0.535 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 30.14 m (98.9 ft) |
Water volume | 0.0154 km3 (12,500 acre⋅ft) |
A "Yuru" is a water reservoir plug. Yuru-Nuki ceremony, which is held on annually on June 15 at Manno Pond, releases water to irrigate fields for the rice-planting season.