Sarutasawa Tameike Dam

Sarutasawa Tameike
Sarutasawa Tameike is located in Japan
Sarutasawa Tameike
Sarutasawa Tameike
Location within Japan
LocationAkita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates39°48′33″N 140°7′07″E / 39.80917°N 140.11861°E / 39.80917; 140.11861
Opening date1938
Dam and spillways
Height20.5 m (67 ft)
Length218 m (715 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity930,000 m3 (33,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Surface area10 hectares (25 acres)

Sarutasawa Tameike is an earthfill dam located in Akita Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.8 km2. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 930 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1938.[1]

References

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