Ishiuchi Dam

Coordinates: 32°38′37″N 130°31′09″E / 32.64361°N 130.51917°E / 32.64361; 130.51917
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Ishiuchi Dam
Ishiuchi Dam is located in Japan
Ishiuchi Dam
Location of Ishiuchi Dam in Japan
Official name石打ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°38′37″N 130°31′09″E / 32.64361°N 130.51917°E / 32.64361; 130.51917
Construction began1979
Opening date1992
Dam and spillways
Height38.5m
Length256m
Reservoir
Total capacity1200 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area3.9 sq. km
Surface area12 hectares

Ishiuchi Dam (Japanese: 石打ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 3.9 km2. The dam impounds about 12 ha of land when full and can store 1200 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1979 and completed in 1992.[1]

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  1. ^ "Ishiuchi Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.