Okawa Dam (Kagawa, Japan)

Coordinates: 34°14′10″N 134°14′53″E / 34.23611°N 134.24806°E / 34.23611; 134.24806
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Okawa Dam
Okawa Dam (Kagawa, Japan) is located in Japan
Okawa Dam (Kagawa, Japan)
Location of Okawa Dam in Japan
Official name大川ダム
LocationKagawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°14′10″N 134°14′53″E / 34.23611°N 134.24806°E / 34.23611; 134.24806
Construction began1959
Opening date1963
Dam and spillways
Height36m
Length124m
Reservoir
Total capacity760 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area4 sq. km
Surface area8 hectares

Okawa Dam (Japanese: 大川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 4 km2. The dam impounds about 8 ha of land when full and can store 760 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1959 and completed in 1963.[1]

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