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Taisho-ike Dam

Coordinates: 33°39′09″N 130°57′50″E / 33.65250°N 130.96389°E / 33.65250; 130.96389
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Taisho-ike Dam
Taisho-ike Dam is located in Japan
Taisho-ike Dam
Location of Taisho-ike Dam in Japan
LocationFukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°39′09″N 130°57′50″E / 33.65250°N 130.96389°E / 33.65250; 130.96389
Opening date1915
Dam and spillways
Height17.2m
Length138m
Reservoir
Total capacity270 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.5 sq. km
Surface area3 hectares

Taisho-ike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.5 km2. The dam impounds about 3 ha of land when full and can store 270 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1915.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Taisho-ike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.