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.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 260 metres (870 feet)
- Description: dam in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as“Shiwa Bosai Dam”“Shiwa Bōsai-damu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shingo and Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
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Shiwa Dam
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Latitude
40.50005° or 40° 30′ 0″ north
Longitude
141.10431° or 141° 6′ 16″ east
Open location code
8RG3G423+2P
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Shiwa Dam” goes by many names.
Shiwa Bōsai DamCebuano
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Japanese
Shiwa toʻgʻoniUzbek
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