Katakura Dam
Katakura Dam is a gravity dam located in Chiba Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 18.6 km2.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Lake Sasagawa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roadside station Fureai-park Kimitsu and Kameiwa cave.
Roadside station Fureai-park Kimitsu
Photo: Volfgang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roadside station Fureai-park Kimitsu is situated 530 metres southwest of Katakura Dam.
Kameiwa cave
Photo: Tetsuji Sakakibara, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kameiwa cave and the Nōmizo waterfall that flows through it are located near the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. While referred to as a cave, the Kameiwa cave is a tunnel bored during the Edo period to provide water for local agriculture. Kameiwa cave is situated 2½ km southwest of Katakura Dam.
Kannon-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ibaraki101c, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kannon-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Katakura Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okugome.
Okugome
Quarter
Photo: ThermostatMan2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Okugome is a mountainous area located in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan. The town is situated in the middle of the mountains of the Bōsō Peninsula. There are no major towns or villages in Okugome, just isolated farms. Okugome is situated 3 km west of Katakura Dam.
Katakura Dam
- Categories: gravity dam and building
- Location: Kimitsu Shi, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.20204° or 35° 12′ 7″ northLongitude
140.07345° or 140° 4′ 24″ eastElevation
102 metres (335 feet)Open location code
8R72632F+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 177942917OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
7572513Wikidata ID
Q11569515
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Katakura Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Katakura-damu”
- Chinese: “片倉水壩”
- Japanese: “かたくらだむ”
- Japanese: “片倉ダム”
- Japanese: “笹川湖”
- Uzbek: “Katakura toʻgʻoni”
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