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Tongu-ike Dam

Coordinates: 34°57′16″N 136°15′58″E / 34.95444°N 136.26611°E / 34.95444; 136.26611
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Tongu-ike dam
Tongu-ike Dam is located in Japan
Tongu-ike Dam
Location of Tongu-ike dam in Japan
LocationShiga Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°57′16″N 136°15′58″E / 34.95444°N 136.26611°E / 34.95444; 136.26611
Opening date1965
Dam and spillways
Height22m
Length115m
Reservoir
Total capacity320 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.9 sq. km
Surface area2 hectares

Tongu-ike dam is an earthfill dam located in Shiga prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.9 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 320 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1965.[1]

References

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