Kawakami Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 22.2 km2. The dam impounds about 62 ha of land when full and can store 13720 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1971 and completed in 1979.[1][2]
| Kawakami Dam | |
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| Location | Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°6′31″N 131°47′12″E / 34.10861°N 131.78667°E |
| Construction began | 1971 |
| Opening date | 1979 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 63m |
| Length | 187.3m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 13720 |
| Catchment area | 22.2 |
| Surface area | 62 hectares |
References
edit- ^ "Kawakami Dam (Re) - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Chakraborty, Abhik; Chakraborty, Shamik (2017). "Rivers as socioecological landscapes". Rivers and Society: Landscapes Governance and Livelihoods; Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management: 9–26. doi:10.9774/gleaf.9781315680088_2. ISBN 9781315680088.
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