Yamada-ike Dam

Coordinates: 34°46′00″N 135°4′42″E / 34.76667°N 135.07833°E / 34.76667; 135.07833
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Yamada-ike
Yamada-ike Dam is located in Japan
Yamada-ike Dam
Location of Yamada-ike in Japan
Official name山田池
LocationHyogo Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°46′00″N 135°4′42″E / 34.76667°N 135.07833°E / 34.76667; 135.07833
Opening date1932
Dam and spillways
Height27.3m
Length78m
Reservoir
Total capacity424 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area1.1 sq. km
Surface area4 hectares

Yamada-ike (Japanese: 山田池) is a gravity dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 1.1 km2. The dam impounds about 4 ha of land when full and can store 424 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on and completed in 1932.[1]

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  1. ^ "Yamada-ike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.