Kamiiso Dam

Kamiiso Dam is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 56.8 km2. The dam impounds about 44 ha of land when full and can store 3620 thousand cubic meters of water.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hekirichi Bastion Fort and Nanbuzaka Dam.

Hekirichi Bastion Fort

Ruins

Hekirichi Bastion Fort (Japanese: 戸切地陣屋, romanized: Hekirichi Jinya, as historic site name: Hekirichi Bastion Fort of Matsumae clan site was a fortified administrative center of the Matsumae clan during the late Edo period, located in present-day Nozaki, Hokuto City, Hokkaido. Hekirichi Bastion Fort is situated 2 km southeast of Kamiiso Dam.

Nanbuzaka Dam

Dam

Nanbuzaka Dam is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 12.7 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 965 thousand cubic meters of water. Nanbuzaka Dam is situated 1½ km south of Kamiiso Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanae.

Nanae

Town

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Nanae is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. In April 2017, the town had an estimated population of 28,514, with 13,639 households, and a population density of 130/km2. The total area is 216.61 km2. Nanae is situated 9 km east of Kamiiso Dam.

Kamiiso Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Location: Hokuto, Southern Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

41.8669° or 41° 52′ 1″ north

Longitude

140.59853° or 140° 35′ 55″ east

Elevation

68 metres (223 feet)

Open location code

8RH2VH8X+QC

GeoNames ID

7572900

Wikidata ID

Q34853261

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Kamiiso Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kamiiso-damu”
Japanese: “かみいそだむ”
Japanese: “上磯ダム”
Uzbek: “Kamiiso toʻgʻoni”

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