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Taniyama Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 35°26′12″N 137°7′59″E / 35.43667°N 137.13306°E / 35.43667; 137.13306
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Taniyama Tameike Dam
Taniyama Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Taniyama Tameike Dam
Location of Taniyama Tameike Dam in Japan
LocationGifu Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°26′12″N 137°7′59″E / 35.43667°N 137.13306°E / 35.43667; 137.13306
Construction began1950
Opening date1953
Dam and spillways
Height18m
Length62m
Reservoir
Total capacity268 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area2.2 sq. km
Surface area4 hectares

Taniyama Tameike Dam is a gravity dam located in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.2 km2. The dam impounds about 4 ha of land when full and can store 268 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1950 and completed in 1953.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Taniyama Flood ControlTameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.