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Bonjigawa Dam

Coordinates: 38°35′16″N 139°53′17″E / 38.58778°N 139.88806°E / 38.58778; 139.88806
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Bonjigawa Dam
Bonjigawa Dam is located in Japan
Bonjigawa Dam
Location of Bonjigawa Dam in Japan
LocationYamagata Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°35′16″N 139°53′17″E / 38.58778°N 139.88806°E / 38.58778; 139.88806
Construction began1932
Opening date1933
Dam and spillways
Height40.9m
Length62.4m
Reservoir
Total capacity1274 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area244.8 sq. km
Surface area9 hectares

Bonjigawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 244.8 km2. The dam impounds about 9 ha of land when full and can store 1274 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1932 and completed in 1933.[1]

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