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Itsuwa Dam

Coordinates: 32°29′00″N 130°7′29″E / 32.48333°N 130.12472°E / 32.48333; 130.12472
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Itsuwa Dam
Itsuwa Dam is located in Japan
Itsuwa Dam
Location of Itsuwa Dam in Japan
Official name五和ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°29′00″N 130°7′29″E / 32.48333°N 130.12472°E / 32.48333; 130.12472
Construction began1981
Opening date1985
Dam and spillways
Height37.1m
Length173.3m
Reservoir
Total capacity570 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area2.7 sq. km
Surface area5 hectares

Itsuwa Dam (Japanese: 五和ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.7 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 570 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1981 and completed in 1985.[1]

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