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Shimizusawa Dam

Coordinates: 43°0′06″N 142°1′15″E / 43.00167°N 142.02083°E / 43.00167; 142.02083
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Shimizusawa Dam
Shimizusawa Dam is located in Japan
Shimizusawa Dam
Location of Shimizusawa Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates43°0′06″N 142°1′15″E / 43.00167°N 142.02083°E / 43.00167; 142.02083
Opening date1940
Dam and spillways
Height25.4m
Length91.8m
Reservoir
Total capacity5576 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area534.2 sq. km
Surface area87 hectares

Shimizusawa Dam (Japanese: 清水沢ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 534.2 km2. The dam impounds about 87 ha of land when full and can store 5576 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1940.[1]

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