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Kono-ike Dam

Coordinates: 34°28′50″N 132°37′04″E / 34.48056°N 132.61778°E / 34.48056; 132.61778
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Kono-ike Dam
Kono-ike Dam is located in Japan
Kono-ike Dam
Location of Kono-ike Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°28′50″N 132°37′04″E / 34.48056°N 132.61778°E / 34.48056; 132.61778
Construction began1946
Opening date1953
Dam and spillways
Height16m
Length239.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity570 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area2 sq. km
Surface area10 hectares

Kono-ike Dam (Japanese: 小野池) is an earthfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2 km2. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 570 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1946 and completed in 1953.[1]

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  1. ^ "Kono-ike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.