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Miyagawa Bosai Dam

Coordinates: 36°1′56″N 137°8′31″E / 36.03222°N 137.14194°E / 36.03222; 137.14194
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Miyagawa Bosai Dam
Miyagawa Bosai Dam is located in Japan
Miyagawa Bosai Dam
Location of Miyagawa Bosai Dam in Japan
LocationGifu Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°1′56″N 137°8′31″E / 36.03222°N 137.14194°E / 36.03222; 137.14194
Construction began1964
Opening date1971
Dam and spillways
Height29m
Length150.7m
Reservoir
Total capacity1628 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area8.6 sq. km
Surface area20 hectares

Miyagawa Bosai Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 8.6 km2. The dam impounds about 20 ha of land when full and can store 1628 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1964 and completed in 1971.[1]

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