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Myojin Dam

Coordinates: 34°35′08″N 132°30′18″E / 34.58556°N 132.50500°E / 34.58556; 132.50500
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Myojin Dam
Myojin Dam is located in Japan
Myojin Dam
Location of Myojin Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°35′08″N 132°30′18″E / 34.58556°N 132.50500°E / 34.58556; 132.50500
Opening date1976
Dam and spillways
Height88.5m
Length402m
Reservoir
Total capacity6145 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area1.4 sq. km
Surface area25 hectares

Myojin Dam (Japanese: 明神ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 1.4 km2. The dam impounds about 25 ha of land when full and can store 6145 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1976.[1]

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