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Megurigami Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 34°44′46″N 132°52′49″E / 34.74611°N 132.88028°E / 34.74611; 132.88028
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Megurigami Tameike Dam
Megurigami Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Megurigami Tameike Dam
Location of Megurigami Tameike Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°44′46″N 132°52′49″E / 34.74611°N 132.88028°E / 34.74611; 132.88028
Construction began1954
Opening date1959
Dam and spillways
Height18.6m
Length75m
Reservoir
Total capacity144 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.7 sq. km
Surface area3 hectares

Megurigami Tameike Dam (Japanese: 廻神溜池) is an earthfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.7 km2. The dam impounds about 3 ha of land when full and can store 144 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1954 and completed in 1959.[1]

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