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Takeyama Dam

Coordinates: 31°48′47″N 130°39′54″E / 31.81306°N 130.66500°E / 31.81306; 130.66500
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Takeyama Dam
Takeyama Dam is located in Japan
Takeyama Dam
Location of Takeyama Dam in Japan
Official name竹山ダム
LocationKagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates31°48′47″N 130°39′54″E / 31.81306°N 130.66500°E / 31.81306; 130.66500
Construction began1974
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Height54.5m
Length163m
Reservoir
Total capacity2207 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area10.5 sq. km
Surface area15 hectares

Takeyama Dam (Japanese: 竹山ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 10.5 km2. The dam's surface area is about 15 ha when full and can store 2207 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1974 and completed in 1987.[1]

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