Kamogawa Dam

Coordinates: 34°55′48″N 135°4′21″E / 34.93000°N 135.07250°E / 34.93000; 135.07250
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Kamogawa Dam
Kamogawa Dam is located in Japan
Kamogawa Dam
Location of Kamogawa Dam in Japan
Official name鴨川ダム
LocationHyogo Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°55′48″N 135°4′21″E / 34.93000°N 135.07250°E / 34.93000; 135.07250
Construction began1947
Opening date1951
Dam and spillways
Height42.2m
Length97.1m
Reservoir
Total capacity8675 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area79.2 sq. km
Surface area54 hectares

Kamogawa Dam (Japanese: 鴨川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 79.2 km2. The dam impounds about 54 ha of land when full and can store 8675 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1947 and completed in 1951.[1]

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