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Kure Dam

Coordinates: 33°40′28″N 130°52′40″E / 33.67444°N 130.87778°E / 33.67444; 130.87778
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Kure Dam
Kure Dam is located in Japan
Kure Dam
Location of Kure Dam in Japan
LocationFukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°40′28″N 130°52′40″E / 33.67444°N 130.87778°E / 33.67444; 130.87778
Opening date1970
Dam and spillways
Height24.5m
Length154.9m
Reservoir
Total capacity414 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.3 sq. km
Surface area40 hectares

Kure Dam is an earthfill dam located in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.3 km2. The dam impounds about 40 ha of land when full and can store 414 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1970.[1]

References

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