Ohkubo Tameike Dam

Ohkubo Tameike Dam
Ohkubo Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Ohkubo Tameike Dam
Ohkubo Tameike Dam
Location within Japan
Official name大久保溜池
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°13′03″N 130°40′08″E / 32.21750°N 130.66889°E / 32.21750; 130.66889
Construction began1912
Opening date1914
Dam and spillways
Height15 m (49 ft)
Length86 m (282 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity105,000 m3 (3,700,000 cu ft)
Catchment area0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Surface area2 hectares (4.9 acres)

Ohkubo Tameike Dam (Japanese: 大久保溜池) is an earthfill dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.3 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 105 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1912 and completed in 1914.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ohkubo Tameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.