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Kurose Dam

Coordinates: 34°21′32″N 132°42′25″E / 34.35889°N 132.70694°E / 34.35889; 132.70694
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Kurose Dam
Kurose Dam is located in Japan
Kurose Dam
Location of Kurose Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°21′32″N 132°42′25″E / 34.35889°N 132.70694°E / 34.35889; 132.70694
Construction began1979
Opening date1988
Dam and spillways
Height30m
Length197m
Reservoir
Total capacity670 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area2.4 sq. km
Surface area10 hectares

Kurose Dam (Japanese: 黒瀬ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, which is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.4 km2. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 670 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1979 and completed in 1988.[1]

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