Tawarabara-ike Dam

Tawarabara-ike Dam
Tawarabara-ike Dam is located in Japan
Tawarabara-ike Dam
Tawarabara-ike Dam
Location within Japan
LocationEhime Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°58′52″N 132°48′57″E / 33.98111°N 132.81583°E / 33.98111; 132.81583
Construction began1937
Opening date1942
Dam and spillways
Height25.5 m (84 ft)
Length172 m (564 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,000,000 m3 (35,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Surface area12 hectares (30 acres)

Tawarabara-ike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Ehime Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.5 km2. The dam impounds about 12 ha of land when full and can store 1000 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1937 and completed in 1942.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Tawarabara-ike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.