Ishibuchi Dam
Ishibuchi Dam was an embankment dam on the Isawa River in the city of Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, constructed between 1945 and 1953. It was submerged by the reservoir of the taller and larger Isawa Dam downstream in 2013.
Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan
- Also known as: “石渊水坝”
Ishibuchi Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Ōshū Shi, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.11349° or 39° 6′ 49″ north
Longitude
140.90347° or 140° 54′ 13″ east
Elevation
310 metres (1,017 feet)
Open location code
8RF24W73+99
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Ishibuchi Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ishibuchi-damu”
- Chinese: “石淵壩”
- Japanese: “いしぶちだむ”
- Japanese: “石淵ダム”
- Uzbek: “Ishibuchi toʻgʻoni”
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Places to explore: Shitomae and Wakayanagi.
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Places to explore: Kanegasaki-chōyakuba and Ōshū-shiyakusho.
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