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Kurokui Dam

Coordinates: 34°0′16″N 132°4′47″E / 34.00444°N 132.07972°E / 34.00444; 132.07972
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Kurokui Dam
Kurokui Dam is located in Japan
Kurokui Dam
Location of Kurokui Dam in Japan
LocationYamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°0′16″N 132°4′47″E / 34.00444°N 132.07972°E / 34.00444; 132.07972
Opening date1939
Dam and spillways
Height16.9m
Length65m
Reservoir
Total capacity246 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area3.2 sq. km
Surface area6 hectares

Kurokui Dam is an earthfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 3.2 km2. The dam impounds about 6 ha of land when full and can store 246 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1939.[1]

References

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