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Kamegawa Dam

Coordinates: 32°25′55″N 130°8′04″E / 32.43194°N 130.13444°E / 32.43194; 130.13444
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Kamegawa Dam
Kamegawa Dam is located in Japan
Kamegawa Dam
Location of Kamegawa Dam in Japan
Official name亀川ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°25′55″N 130°8′04″E / 32.43194°N 130.13444°E / 32.43194; 130.13444
Construction began1968
Opening date1982
Dam and spillways
Height37m
Length110m
Reservoir
Total capacity2650 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area10.2 sq. km
Surface area24 hectares

Kamegawa Dam (Japanese: 亀川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 10.2 km2. The dam impounds about 24 ha of land when full and can store 2650 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1968 and completed in 1982.[1]

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