Jump to content

Bessho Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 40°12′41″N 140°41′36″E / 40.21139°N 140.69333°E / 40.21139; 140.69333
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bessho Tameike
Bessho Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Bessho Tameike Dam
Location of Bessho Tameike in Japan
LocationAkita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°12′41″N 140°41′36″E / 40.21139°N 140.69333°E / 40.21139; 140.69333
Opening date1957
Dam and spillways
Height19m
Length102.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity212 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area2.6 sq. km
Surface area3 hectares

Bessho Tameike is an earthfill dam located in Akita Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.6 km2. The dam impounds about 3 ha of land when full and can store 212 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was and completed in 1957.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Bessho Tameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.