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Showa-ike Dam (Hiroshima, Japan)

Coordinates: 34°21′10″N 132°47′43″E / 34.35278°N 132.79528°E / 34.35278; 132.79528
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Showa-ike Dam
Showa-ike Dam (Hiroshima, Japan) is located in Japan
Showa-ike Dam (Hiroshima, Japan)
Location of Showa-ike Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°21′10″N 132°47′43″E / 34.35278°N 132.79528°E / 34.35278; 132.79528
Opening date1944
Dam and spillways
Height18.1m
Length101m
Reservoir
Total capacity196 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area5.3 sq. km
Surface area3 hectares

Showa-ike Dam (Japanese: 昭和池) is an earthfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 5.3 km2. The dam impounds about 3 ha of land when full and can store 196 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1944.[1]

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