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Okuyama Dam

Coordinates: 35°22′41″N 135°57′24″E / 35.37806°N 135.95667°E / 35.37806; 135.95667
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Okuyama Dam
Okuyama Dam is located in Japan
Okuyama Dam
Location of Okuyama Dam in Japan
LocationShiga Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°22′41″N 135°57′24″E / 35.37806°N 135.95667°E / 35.37806; 135.95667
Construction began1963
Opening date1971
Dam and spillways
Height23m
Length220m
Reservoir
Total capacity727 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area3.4 sq. km
Surface area10 hectares

Okuyama Dam is an earthfill dam located in Shiga prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3.4 km2. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 727 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1963 and completed in 1971.[1]

References

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