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Kamitsu Dam

Coordinates: 34°40′18″N 136°1′39″E / 34.67167°N 136.02750°E / 34.67167; 136.02750
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Kamitsu Dam
LocationNara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°40′18″N 136°1′39″E / 34.67167°N 136.02750°E / 34.67167; 136.02750
Construction began1975
Opening date2000
Dam and spillways
Height63.5m
Length264m
Reservoir
Total capacity5600 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area18.9 sq. km
Surface area33 hectares

Kamitsu Dam is a gravity dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for agriculture and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 18.9 km2. The dam impounds about 33 ha of land when full and can store 5600 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1975 and completed in 2000.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kamitsu Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ Morita, A; Okumura, S; Osaki, M (1996). "Placing of concrete in Kamitsu dam construction work by expanded layer method using vacuum cooling system for aggregate; Kamitsu damu kensetsu koji ni okeru kotsuzai no shinku reikyaku hoshiki wo mochiita kakucho reya koho ni yoru concrete dasetsu". Kensetsu No Kikaika.