Mizukubo Dam
| Mizukubo Dam | |
|---|---|
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Interactive map of Mizukubo Dam | |
| Location | Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°51′50″N 140°10′06″E / 37.86389°N 140.16833°E |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 62m |
| Length | 205m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 31000 |
| Catchment area | 68 |
| Surface area | 170 hectares |
Mizukubo Dam is a rockfill dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for agriculture and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 68 km2. The dam impounds about 170 ha of land when full and can store 31000 thousand cubic meters of water. The dam was completed in 1975.[1][2]
The climate is continental.[3] The average temperature is 8 °C. The warmest month is July, at 19 °C, and the coldest is January, at −4 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 1,655 mm. The wettest month is July, at 269 mm of rainfall, and the driest is January, at 72 mm.[5]
References
- ↑ "Mizukubo Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ↑ "Mizukubo Dam (Yamagata, 1975)". Structurae. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ↑ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved January 30, 2016.