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Akagawa Dam

Coordinates: 36°37′12″N 139°47′26″E / 36.62000°N 139.79056°E / 36.62000; 139.79056
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Akagawa Dam
Akagawa Dam is located in Japan
Akagawa Dam
Location of Akagawa Dam in Japan
LocationTochigi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°37′12″N 139°47′26″E / 36.62000°N 139.79056°E / 36.62000; 139.79056
Construction began1965
Opening date1970
Dam and spillways
Height17.5m
Length221m
Reservoir
Total capacity327 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area3.2 sq. km
Surface area6 hectares

Akagawa Dam is an asphalt dam located in Tochigi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3.2 km2. The dam impounds about 6 ha of land when full and can store 327 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1965 and completed in 1970.[1]

References

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