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Kadaijin Dam

Coordinates: 38°28′06″N 140°45′53″E / 38.46833°N 140.76472°E / 38.46833; 140.76472
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Kadaijin Dam
Kadaijin Dam is located in Japan
Kadaijin Dam
Location of Kadaijin Dam in Japan
Official name嘉太神ダム
LocationMiyagi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°28′06″N 140°45′53″E / 38.46833°N 140.76472°E / 38.46833; 140.76472
Opening date1937
Dam and spillways
Height27m
Length101m
Reservoir
Total capacity854 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area15 sq. km
Surface area18 hectares

Kadaijin Dam (Japanese: 嘉太神ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 15 km2. The dam impounds about 18 ha of land when full and can store 854 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1937.[1]

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