Kawauchi Dam

Kawauchi Dam is a gravity dam located in in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 48 km2. The dam impounds about 147 ha of land when full and can store 16500 thousand cubic meters of water.
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Kawauchi Dam

Latitude
41.27474° or 41° 16′ 29″ north
Longitude
140.89451° or 140° 53′ 40″ east
Elevation
187 metres (614 feet)
Open location code
8RH27VFV+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1385495938
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7572470
Wiki­data ID
Q11477723
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Kawauchi Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kawauchi-damu
  • Japanese: かわうちだむ
  • Japanese: 川内ダム

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