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Wakatsuchi Dam

Coordinates: 36°33′52″N 137°4′19″E / 36.56444°N 137.07194°E / 36.56444; 137.07194
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Wakatsuchi Dam
Wakatsuchi Dam is located in Japan
Wakatsuchi Dam
Location of Wakatsuchi Dam in Japan
LocationToyama Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°33′52″N 137°4′19″E / 36.56444°N 137.07194°E / 36.56444; 137.07194
Construction began1958
Opening date1960
Dam and spillways
Height26m
Length68m
Reservoir
Total capacity242 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area62.6 sq. km
Surface area2 hectares

Wakatsuchi Dam is an arch dam located in Toyama prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 62.6 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 242 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1958 and completed in 1960.[1]

References

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