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Shimizume Dam

Coordinates: 40°48′40″N 141°4′34″E / 40.81111°N 141.07611°E / 40.81111; 141.07611
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Shimizume Dam
Shimizume Dam is located in Japan
Shimizume Dam
Location of Shimizume Dam in Japan
LocationAomori Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°48′40″N 141°4′34″E / 40.81111°N 141.07611°E / 40.81111; 141.07611
Construction began1976
Opening date2000
Dam and spillways
Height33.5m
Length195m
Reservoir
Total capacity2630 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area17 sq. km
Surface area29 hectares

Shimizume Dam is a gravity dam located in Aomori Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 17 km2. The dam impounds about 29 ha of land when full and can store 2630 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1976 and completed in 2000.[1]

References

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