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Ohkawase Dam

Coordinates: 34°56′47″N 135°7′01″E / 34.94639°N 135.11694°E / 34.94639; 135.11694
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Ohkawase Dam
Ohkawase Dam is located in Japan
Ohkawase Dam
Location of Ohkawase Dam in Japan
Official name大川瀬ダム
LocationHyogo Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°56′47″N 135°7′01″E / 34.94639°N 135.11694°E / 34.94639; 135.11694
Construction began1968
Opening date1991
Dam and spillways
Height50.8m
Length164m
Reservoir
Total capacity9300 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area279.6 sq. km
Surface area67 hectares

Ohkawase Dam (Japanese: 大川瀬ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 279.6 km2. The dam impounds about 67 ha of land when full and can store 9300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1968 and completed in 1991.[1]

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