Wagatani Dam

Coordinates: 36°12′39″N 136°20′58″E / 36.21083°N 136.34944°E / 36.21083; 136.34944
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Wagatani Dam
Wagatani Dam is located in Japan
Wagatani Dam
Location of Wagatani Dam in Japan
Official name我谷ダム
LocationIshikawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°12′39″N 136°20′58″E / 36.21083°N 136.34944°E / 36.21083; 136.34944
Construction began1958
Opening date1964
Dam and spillways
Height56.5m
Length126m
Reservoir
Total capacity10100 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area86.1 sq. km
Surface area60 hectares

Wagatani Dam (Japanese: 我谷ダム) is a gravity dam located in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 86.1 km2. The dam impounds about 60 ha of land when full and can store 10100 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1958 and completed in 1964.[1]

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  1. ^ "Wagatani Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.