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Kakkaku Dam

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Kakkaku Dam
LocationSaitama Prefecture, Japan
Construction began1970
Opening date2001
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsYoshida River
Height60.9 m (200 ft)
Length195 m (640 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesNishi Chichibumomo Lake
Total capacity10,250,000 m3 (362,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area32.1 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Surface area56 hectares

Kakkaku dam is a gravity dam located in Saitama prefecture in Japan. The dam was constructed to control flood and to supply drinking water. The catchment area of the dam is 32.1 km2. The dam impounds about 56 ha of land when full and can store 10.25 million cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1970 and completed in 2001.[1]

The dam is located in the Yoshida River which is a tributary of Arakawa River. Before the construction of the dam, the excavation revealed that the location was covered by ocean based on the fossils found.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kakkaku Dam [Saitama Pref.] - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. ^ "Kurao Furusato Kan | Chichibu Geopark". Chichibu Geopark |. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-21.