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Kuwanouchi Dam

Coordinates: 32°43′49″N 131°12′22″E / 32.73028°N 131.20611°E / 32.73028; 131.20611
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Kuwanouchi Dam
Kuwanouchi Dam is located in Japan
Kuwanouchi Dam
Location of Kuwanouchi Dam in Japan
Official name桑野内ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°43′49″N 131°12′22″E / 32.73028°N 131.20611°E / 32.73028; 131.20611
Construction began1925
Opening date1955
Dam and spillways
Height26.5m
Length96.4m
Reservoir
Total capacity961 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area215 sq. km
Surface area13 hectares

Kuwanouchi Dam (Japanese: 桑野内ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 215 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 961 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1925 and completed in 1955.[1]

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