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Gokayama Dam

Coordinates: 33°24′51″N 130°25′08″E / 33.41417°N 130.41889°E / 33.41417; 130.41889
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Gokayama Dam
Gokayama Dam is located in Japan
Gokayama Dam
Location of Gokayama Dam in Japan
LocationFukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°24′51″N 130°25′08″E / 33.41417°N 130.41889°E / 33.41417; 130.41889
Construction began1983
Opening date2017
Dam and spillways
Height102.5m
Length556m
Reservoir
Total capacity40200 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area18.9 sq. km
Surface area130 hectares

Gokayama Dam is a gravity dam located in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 18.9 km2. The dam impounds about 130 ha of land when full and can store 40200 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1983 and completed in 2017.[1]

References

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