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Takenuma Dam

Coordinates: 36°14′10″N 139°1′22″E / 36.23611°N 139.02278°E / 36.23611; 139.02278
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Takenuma Dam
Takenuma Dam is located in Japan
Takenuma Dam
Location of Takenuma Dam in Japan
LocationGunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°14′10″N 139°1′22″E / 36.23611°N 139.02278°E / 36.23611; 139.02278
Opening date1965
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment
Height27.4 m (90 ft)
Length215 m (705 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,034,000 m3 (36,500,000 cu ft)
Catchment area0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Surface area13 hectares

Takenuma Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.6 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1034 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1965.[1]

References

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