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Kamui Dam

Coordinates: 43°36′08″N 142°20′37″E / 43.60222°N 142.34361°E / 43.60222; 142.34361
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Kamui Dam
Kamui Dam is located in Japan
Kamui Dam
Location of Kamui Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates43°36′08″N 142°20′37″E / 43.60222°N 142.34361°E / 43.60222; 142.34361
Construction began1976
Opening date1997
Dam and spillways
Height40.4m
Length143.2m
Reservoir
Total capacity5300 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area37.1 sq. km
Surface area39 hectares

Kamui Dam (Japanese: 神居ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 37.1 km2. The dam impounds about 39 ha of land when full and can store 5300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1976 and completed in 1997.[1]

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