Seiganji Dam

Coordinates: 32°11′54″N 130°56′17″E / 32.19833°N 130.93806°E / 32.19833; 130.93806
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Seiganji Dam
Seiganji Dam is located in Japan
Seiganji Dam
Location of Seiganji Dam in Japan
Official name清願寺ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°11′54″N 130°56′17″E / 32.19833°N 130.93806°E / 32.19833; 130.93806
Construction began1969
Opening date1978
Dam and spillways
Height60.5m
Length199m
Reservoir
Total capacity3302 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area17.5 sq. km
Surface area19 hectares

Seiganji Dam (Japanese: 清願寺ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 17.5 km2. The dam impounds about 19 ha of land when full and can store 3302 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1969 and completed in 1978.[1]

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