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Kawanoki Dam

Coordinates: 34°22′40″N 132°39′32″E / 34.37778°N 132.65889°E / 34.37778; 132.65889
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Kawanoki Dam
Kawanoki Dam is located in Japan
Kawanoki Dam
Location of Kawanoki Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°22′40″N 132°39′32″E / 34.37778°N 132.65889°E / 34.37778; 132.65889
Construction began1974
Opening date1984
Dam and spillways
Height26.8m
Length220m
Reservoir
Total capacity210 thousand cubic meters
Catchment areasq. km
Surface area4 hectares

Kawanoki Dam (Japanese: 椛の木ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The dam impounds about 4 ha of land when full and can store 210 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1974 and completed in 1984.[1]

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