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Okuniikappu Dam

Coordinates: 42°40′26″N 142°40′40″E / 42.67389°N 142.67778°E / 42.67389; 142.67778
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Okuniikappu Dam
Okuniikappu Dam is located in Japan
Okuniikappu Dam
Location of Okuniikappu Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates42°40′26″N 142°40′40″E / 42.67389°N 142.67778°E / 42.67389; 142.67778
Construction began1958
Opening date1963
Dam and spillways
Height61.2m
Length110m
Reservoir
Total capacity6665 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area179.1 sq. km
Surface area33 hectares

Okuniikappu Dam (Japanese: 奥新冠ダム) is an arch dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 179.1 km2. The dam impounds about 33 ha of land when full and can store 6665 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1958 and completed in 1963.[1]

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