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Ushiroyama Tameike Dam

Coordinates: 35°32′34″N 137°28′12″E / 35.54278°N 137.47000°E / 35.54278; 137.47000
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Ushiroyama Tameike Dam
Ushiroyama Tameike Dam is located in Japan
Ushiroyama Tameike Dam
Location of Ushiroyama Tameike Dam in Japan
LocationGifu Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°32′34″N 137°28′12″E / 35.54278°N 137.47000°E / 35.54278; 137.47000
Opening date1951
Dam and spillways
Height19.9m
Length261m
Reservoir
Total capacity410 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area2.1 sq. km
Surface area6 hectares

Ushiroyama Tameike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.1 km2. The dam impounds about 6 ha of land when full and can store 410 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on and completed in 1951.[1]

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  1. ^ "Ushiroyama Tameike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.