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Hirao No.1 Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 35°23′46″N 136°32′26″E / 35.39611°N 136.54056°E / 35.39611; 136.54056
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Hirao No.1 Tameike Dam
Hirao No.1 Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Hirao No.1 Tameike Dam
Location of Hirao No.1 Tameike Dam in Japan
LocationGifu Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°23′46″N 136°32′26″E / 35.39611°N 136.54056°E / 35.39611; 136.54056
Opening date1916
Dam and spillways
Height19.9m
Length65m
Reservoir
Total capacity160 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area76 sq. km
Surface area2 hectares

Hirao No.1 Tameike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 76 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 160 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on and completed in 1916.[1]

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  1. ^ "Hirao No.1 Tameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.