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Iwasaka Dam

Coordinates: 37°28′16″N 137°15′47″E / 37.47111°N 137.26306°E / 37.47111; 137.26306
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Iwasaka Dam
Iwasaka Dam is located in Japan
Iwasaka Dam
Location of Iwasaka Dam in Japan
Official name岩坂ダム
LocationIshikawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates37°28′16″N 137°15′47″E / 37.47111°N 137.26306°E / 37.47111; 137.26306
Construction began1972
Opening date1984
Dam and spillways
Height31.7m
Length158m
Reservoir
Total capacity850 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area4 sq. km
Surface area12 hectares

Iwasaka Dam (Japanese: 岩坂ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 4 km2. The dam impounds about 12 ha of land when full and can store 850 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1972 and completed in 1984.[1]

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