Tarumizu Dam

Tarumizu Dam
Tarumizu Dam is located in Japan
Tarumizu Dam
Tarumizu Dam
Location within Japan
Official name樽水ダム
LocationMiyagi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°10′44″N 140°50′31″E / 38.17889°N 140.84194°E / 38.17889; 140.84194
Construction began1965
Opening date1976
Dam and spillways
Height43 m (141 ft)
Length256.5 m (842 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity4,700,000 m3 (170,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Surface area41 hectares (100 acres)

Tarumizu Dam (Japanese: 樽水ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 9.7 km2. The dam impounds about 41 ha of land when full and can store 4700 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1965 and completed in 1976.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tarumizu Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.