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Tono Dam (Iwate, Japan)

Coordinates: 39°18′22″N 141°32′08″E / 39.30611°N 141.53556°E / 39.30611; 141.53556
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Tono Dam
Tono Dam (Iwate, Japan) is located in Japan
Tono Dam (Iwate, Japan)
Location of Tono Dam in Japan
Official name遠野ダム
LocationIwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates39°18′22″N 141°32′08″E / 39.30611°N 141.53556°E / 39.30611; 141.53556
Opening date1957
Dam and spillways
Height26.5m
Length181.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity1030 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area29.6 sq. km
Surface area12 hectares

Tono Dam (Japanese: 遠野ダム) is a gravity dam located in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 29.6 km2. The dam impounds about 12 ha of land when full and can store 1030 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1957.[1]

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