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Ohkame-ike Dam

Coordinates: 34°46′09″N 132°51′46″E / 34.76917°N 132.86278°E / 34.76917; 132.86278
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Ohkame-ike Dam
Ohkame-ike Dam is located in Japan
Ohkame-ike Dam
Location of Ohkame-ike Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°46′09″N 132°51′46″E / 34.76917°N 132.86278°E / 34.76917; 132.86278
Construction began1983
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Height15m
Length47m
Reservoir
Total capacity41 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.6 sq. km
Surface area1 hectares

Ohkame-ike Dam (Japanese: 大亀池) is an earthfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.6 km2. The dam impounds about 1 ha of land when full and can store 41 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1983 and completed in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Ohkame-ike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.