Sameura Dam
The Sameura Dam is a dam on the Yoshino River on the island of Shikoku, Japan, completed in 1975. It has the largest storage capacity in Shikoku. The dam holds back a reservoir, named Lake Sameura The dam is used for flood control, as a source of irrigation, and to provide tap water to surrounding areas.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 345 metres (1,132 feet)
- Description: dam in Motoyama and Tosa, Kōchi, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roadside station Tosa-Sameura.
Roadside station Tosa-Sameura
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Roadside station Tosa-Sameura is situated 1½ km south of Sameura Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Motoyama and Okawa.
Motoyama
Town
Motoyama is a town located in Nagaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Motoyama is situated 3½ km east of Sameura Dam.
Okawa
Village
Ōkawa is a village located in Tosa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Okawa is situated 8 km west of Sameura Dam.
Sameura Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location
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Latitude
33.7567° or 33° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
133.54995° or 133° 32′ 60″ east
Open location code
8Q5MQG4X+MX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Sameura Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sameura-damu”
- Chinese: “早明浦水庫”
- Japanese: “さめうらだむ”
- Japanese: “さめうら湖”
- Japanese: “早明浦ダム”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nakajima and Tosa.
Nearby Places
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