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Honnyu Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 33°41′46″N 130°40′52″E / 33.69611°N 130.68111°E / 33.69611; 130.68111
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Honnyu Tameike Dam
Honnyu Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Honnyu Tameike Dam
Location of Honnyu Tameike Dam in Japan
LocationFukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°41′46″N 130°40′52″E / 33.69611°N 130.68111°E / 33.69611; 130.68111
Opening date1917
Dam and spillways
Height15m
Length70m
Reservoir
Total capacity600 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area1.6 sq. km
Surface area10 hectares

Honnyu Tameike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 1.6 km2. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 600 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1917.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Honnyu Tameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.