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Maeda Dam

Coordinates: 38°20′42″N 140°12′19″E / 38.34500°N 140.20528°E / 38.34500; 140.20528
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Maeda Dam
Maeda Dam is located in Japan
Maeda Dam
Location of Maeda Dam in Japan
LocationYamagata Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°20′42″N 140°12′19″E / 38.34500°N 140.20528°E / 38.34500; 140.20528
Opening date1951
Dam and spillways
Height15.2m
Length53.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity37 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.8 sq. km
Surface area1 hectares

Maeda Dam is an earthfill dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.8 km2. The dam impounds about 1 ha of land when full and can store 37 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1951.[1]

References

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