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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 Kannon-ji Temple.
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.
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.
Nōmizo Falls
Photo: Tetsuji Sakakibara, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nōmizo Falls is situated 2½ km southwest 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 Japanese—“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”
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