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Ushimagusa Dam

Coordinates: 36°12′48″N 139°2′06″E / 36.21333°N 139.03500°E / 36.21333; 139.03500
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Ushimagusa Dam
Ushimagusa Dam is located in Japan
Ushimagusa Dam
Location of Ushimagusa Dam in Japan
LocationGunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°12′48″N 139°2′06″E / 36.21333°N 139.03500°E / 36.21333; 139.03500
Construction began1951
Opening date1955
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
Height27.8 m (91 ft)
Length257.5 m (845 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesAyukawa Lake
Total capacity900,000 m3 (32,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Surface area10 hectares

Ushimagusa Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 6.2 km2. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 900 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1951 and completed in 1955.[1]

References

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