Arasawa No.3 Dam

Arasawa No.3 Dam is an earthfill dam located in in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 12 km2. The dam impounds about 19 ha of land when full and can store 1194 thousand cubic meters of water.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of around 500 metres (1,620 feet)
  • Description: dam in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Shirasawa Bosai Dam”
    “Shirasawa Bosai-damu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akasakata Station.
Railway station
is a railway station on the Hanawa… is situated 4 km east of Arasawa No.3 Dam.
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Latitude
40.04435° or 40° 2′ 40″ north
Longitude
140.95897° or 140° 57′ 32″ east
Open location code
8RG22XV5+PH
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Arasawa No.3 Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shirasawa Bōsai-damu”
  • Japanese: “しらさわぼうさいだむ”
  • Japanese: “白沢防災ダム”
  • Japanese: “荒沢3号ダム”
  • Uzbek: “Arasawa No. 3 toʻgʻoni”

Localities in the Area

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Iwate: Highlights

Learn more about Morioka and Hanamaki.