Shiwa Dam
Shiwa Dam is an earthfill dam located in Aomori Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 22.9 km2. The dam impounds about 11 ha of land when full and can store 825 thousand cubic meters of water.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shiwa Bosai Dam” and “Shiwa Bōsai-damu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shingo and Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
Shingo
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Shingō is a village located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2023, the village has an estimated population of 1,965 in 869 households and a population density of 13 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 150.77 square kilometres.
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
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Towada-Hachimantai National Park is a large national park in the Tohoku region of Japan, straddling the prefectures of Akita, Aomori and Iwate.
Shiwa Dam
- Location: Towada Shi, Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Shiwa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shiwa Bōsai Dam”
- Japanese: “しわぼうさいだむ”
- Japanese: “シワボウサイダム”
- Japanese: “四和ダム”
- Japanese: “四和防災ダム”
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