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Ichifusa Dam

Coordinates: 32°19′12″N 131°0′46″E / 32.32000°N 131.01278°E / 32.32000; 131.01278
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Ichifusa Dam
Ichifusa Dam is located in Japan
Ichifusa Dam
Location of Ichifusa Dam in Japan
Official name市房ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°19′12″N 131°0′46″E / 32.32000°N 131.01278°E / 32.32000; 131.01278
Construction began1953
Opening date1959
Dam and spillways
Height78.5m
Length258.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity40200 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area157.8 sq. km
Surface area165 hectares

Ichifusa Dam (Japanese: 市房ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 157.8 km2. The dam impounds about 165 ha of land when full and can store 40200 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1953 and completed in 1959.[1]

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