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Uchiage Dam

Coordinates: 33°30′26″N 129°54′07″E / 33.50722°N 129.90194°E / 33.50722; 129.90194
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Uchiage Dam
Uchiage Dam is located in Japan
Uchiage Dam
Location of Uchiage Dam in Japan
LocationSaga Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°30′26″N 129°54′07″E / 33.50722°N 129.90194°E / 33.50722; 129.90194
Construction began1972
Opening date1992
Dam and spillways
Height36.1m
Length181.8m
Reservoir
Total capacity1580 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area6 sq. km
Surface area17 hectares

Uchiage Dam is a rockfill dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 6 km2. The dam impounds about 17 ha of land when full and can store 1580 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1972 and completed in 1992.[1]

References

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