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Sakane Dam

Coordinates: 35°5′41″N 133°6′41″E / 35.09472°N 133.11139°E / 35.09472; 133.11139
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Sakane Dam
Sakane Dam is located in Japan
Sakane Dam
Location of Sakane Dam in Japan
LocationShimane Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°5′41″N 133°6′41″E / 35.09472°N 133.11139°E / 35.09472; 133.11139
Construction began1974
Opening date1992
Dam and spillways
Height50.6m
Length157m
Reservoir
Total capacity790 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area3.9 sq. km
Surface area5 hectares

Sakane Dam is a gravity dam located in Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3.9 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 790 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1974 and completed in 1992.[1]

References

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