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Heisei Ozeki Dam

Coordinates: 33°35′00″N 131°10′20″E / 33.58333°N 131.17222°E / 33.58333; 131.17222
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Heisei Ozeki Dam
LocationKōge, Fukuoka, Japan
Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan
Construction began1983
Opening date1990
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsYamakuni River
Height3.15 m (10.3 ft)[1]
Length218 m (715 ft), mobile barrage 166 m (545 ft)[2]
Reservoir
Total capacity52,000 m3 (1,800,000 cu ft)[2]
Catchment area521 km3 (125 cu mi)[3]
Surface area15 ha (37 acres)[3]

Heisei Ozeki Dam (平成大堰, Heisei Ōzeki damu) also translated without the redundancy as Heisei-ōzeki (Heisei Great Weir or Barrage) is a mobile barrage dam on the Yamakuni River between Kōge, Fukuoka Prefecture and Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture in Japan.[1] It was constructed in phases for flood control and water supply purposes and fully completed in 1991.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Heisei Ozeki Dam". Structurae. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "平成大堰 (Heisei Great Weir)". Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "平成大堰". Retrieved 1 October 2022.

33°35′00″N 131°10′20″E / 33.58333°N 131.17222°E / 33.58333; 131.17222