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Ushigasako-ike Dam

Coordinates: 34°21′17″N 131°0′57″E / 34.35472°N 131.01583°E / 34.35472; 131.01583
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Ushigasako-ike Dam
Ushigasako-ike Dam is located in Japan
Ushigasako-ike Dam
Location of Ushigasako-ike Dam in Japan
LocationYamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°21′17″N 131°0′57″E / 34.35472°N 131.01583°E / 34.35472; 131.01583
Opening date1914
Dam and spillways
Height25.6m
Length80m
Reservoir
Total capacity192 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.8 sq. km
Surface area2 hectares

Ushigasako-ike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.8 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 192 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1914.[1]

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