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Shirahama Dam

Coordinates: 34°55′49″N 139°53′44″E / 34.93028°N 139.89556°E / 34.93028; 139.89556
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Shirahama Dam
Shirahama Dam is located in Japan
Shirahama Dam
Location of Shirahama Dam in Japan
LocationChiba Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°55′49″N 139°53′44″E / 34.93028°N 139.89556°E / 34.93028; 139.89556
Construction began1963
Opening date1966
Dam and spillways
Height18.5m
Length62.3m
Reservoir
Total capacity230 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area1.6 sq. km
Surface area1 hectares

Shirahama Dam is a gravity dam located in Chiba Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 1.6 km2. The dam impounds about 1 ha of land when full and can store 230 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1963 and completed in 1966.[1]

References

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