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Hokiden Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 39°48′59″N 140°6′56″E / 39.81639°N 140.11556°E / 39.81639; 140.11556
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Hokiden Tameike
Hokiden Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Hokiden Tameike Dam
Location of Hokiden Tameike in Japan
LocationAkita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates39°48′59″N 140°6′56″E / 39.81639°N 140.11556°E / 39.81639; 140.11556
Opening date1938
Dam and spillways
Height25.7m
Length104m
Reservoir
Total capacity341 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area14.7 sq. km
Surface area4 hectares

Hokiden Tameike is an earthfill dam located in Akita Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 14.7 km2. The dam impounds about 4 ha of land when full and can store 341 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1938.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Hokiden Tameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.