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Chuzenji Dam

Coordinates: 36°44′19″N 139°29′57″E / 36.73861°N 139.49917°E / 36.73861; 139.49917
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Chuzenji Dam (Pre)
Chuzenji Dam is located in Japan
Chuzenji Dam
Location of Chuzenji Dam (Pre) in Japan
LocationTochigi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°44′19″N 139°29′57″E / 36.73861°N 139.49917°E / 36.73861; 139.49917
Construction began1953
Opening date1959
Dam and spillways
Height6.4m
Length25.1m
Reservoir
Total capacity25100 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area125 sq. km
Surface area1140 hectares

Chuzenji Dam (Pre) is a gravity dam located in Tochigi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 125 km2. The dam impounds about 1140 ha of land when full and can store 25100 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1953 and completed in 1959.[1]

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  1. ^ "Chuzenji Dam (Pre) - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.