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Amagimi Dam

Coordinates: 32°44′22″N 130°50′29″E / 32.73944°N 130.84139°E / 32.73944; 130.84139
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Amagimi Dam
Amagimi Dam is located in Japan
Amagimi Dam
Location of Amagimi Dam in Japan
Official name天君ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°44′22″N 130°50′29″E / 32.73944°N 130.84139°E / 32.73944; 130.84139
Construction began1961
Opening date1970
Dam and spillways
Height39m
Length195m
Reservoir
Total capacity1661 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area14.7 sq. km
Surface area15 hectares

Amagimi Dam (Japanese: 天君ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 14.7 km2. The dam impounds about 15 ha of land when full and can store 1661 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1961 and completed in 1970.[1]

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