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Hinowakigawa Dam

Coordinates: 35°0′28″N 136°15′41″E / 35.00778°N 136.26139°E / 35.00778; 136.26139
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Hinowakigawa Dam
Hinowakigawa Dam is located in Japan
Hinowakigawa Dam
Location of Hinowakigawa Dam in Japan
LocationShiga Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°0′28″N 136°15′41″E / 35.00778°N 136.26139°E / 35.00778; 136.26139
Construction began1961
Opening date1965
Dam and spillways
Height19m
Length388m
Reservoir
Total capacity1388 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area22.4 sq. km
Surface area29 hectares

Hinowakigawa Dam is an earthfill dam located in Shiga prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 22.4 km2. The dam impounds about 29 ha of land when full and can store 1388 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1961 and completed in 1965.[1]

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