Kirizumi Dam
Kirizumi Dam is a gravity dam located in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 20.4 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 2500 thousand cubic meters of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Lake Kirizumi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sakamoto Dam.
Sakamoto Dam
Dam
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Sakamoto Dam is a dam in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan. It forms Lake Usui. Sakamoto Dam is situated 2 km south of Kirizumi Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karuizawa.
Karuizawa
Karuizawa is a resort town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2025, the town had an estimated population of 21,834 in 11,285 households, and a population density of 139 persons per km2.
Kirizumi Dam
- Location: Annaka Shi, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.36856° or 36° 22′ 7″ northLongitude
138.7008° or 138° 42′ 3″ eastElevation
597 metres (1,959 feet)Open location code
8Q8W9P92+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 197684857OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
Discover Kirizumi Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Kirizumi Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kirizumi-damu”
- Japanese: “きりずみだむ”
- Japanese: “霧積ダム”
- Japanese: “霧積湖”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 松井田町坂本 and タンコ.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as 掘り切り and 南向馬頭観世音.
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