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Mizusawa Dam

Coordinates: 40°21′35″N 140°5′54″E / 40.35972°N 140.09833°E / 40.35972; 140.09833
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Mizusawa Dam
Mizusawa Dam is located in Japan
Mizusawa Dam
Location of Mizusawa Dam in Japan
LocationAkita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°21′35″N 140°5′54″E / 40.35972°N 140.09833°E / 40.35972; 140.09833
Construction began1975
Opening date1994
Dam and spillways
Height46.5m
Length235m
Reservoir
Total capacity3001 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area27 sq. km
Surface area24 hectares

Mizusawa Dam is a rockfill dam located in Akita Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 27 km2. The dam impounds about 24 ha of land when full and can store 3001 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1975 and completed in 1994.[1]

References

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