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Akasofu Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 36°31′33″N 136°56′21″E / 36.52583°N 136.93917°E / 36.52583; 136.93917
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Akasofu Tameike
Akasofu Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Akasofu Tameike Dam
Location of Akasofu Tameike in Japan
LocationToyama Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°31′33″N 136°56′21″E / 36.52583°N 136.93917°E / 36.52583; 136.93917
Construction began1932
Opening date1945
Dam and spillways
Height31.9m
Length200.2m
Reservoir
Total capacity760 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area4.77 sq. km
Surface area7 hectares

Akasofu Tameike is an earthfill dam located in Toyama prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 4.77 km2. The dam impounds about 7 ha of land when full and can store 760 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1932 and completed in 1945.[1]

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  1. ^ "Akasofu Tameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.