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Kawamata-ike Dam

Coordinates: 34°10′13″N 134°25′16″E / 34.17028°N 134.42111°E / 34.17028; 134.42111
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Kawamata-ike
Kawamata-ike Dam is located in Japan
Kawamata-ike Dam
Location of Kawamata-ike in Japan
Official name川股池
LocationKagawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°10′13″N 134°25′16″E / 34.17028°N 134.42111°E / 34.17028; 134.42111
Opening date1962
Dam and spillways
Height26m
Length103m
Reservoir
Total capacity272 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area7 sq. km
Surface area4 hectares

Kawamata-ike (Japanese: 川股池) is a gravity dam located in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation, and it’s catchment area is 7 km2. The dam impounds about 4 ha of land, when full and can store 272 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1962.[1]

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