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Kyomaru Dam

Coordinates: 34°36′32″N 133°0′29″E / 34.60889°N 133.00806°E / 34.60889; 133.00806
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Kyomaru Dam
Kyomaru Dam is located in Japan
Kyomaru Dam
Location of Kyomaru Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°36′32″N 133°0′29″E / 34.60889°N 133.00806°E / 34.60889; 133.00806
Construction began1977
Opening date1996
Dam and spillways
Height25.5m
Length117m
Reservoir
Total capacity499 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area3.3 sq. km
Surface area10 hectares

Kyomaru Dam (Japanese: 京丸ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3.3 km2. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 499 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1977 and completed in 1996.[1]

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