Ohkawa Dam
Ohkawa Dam is a rockfill dam located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 11.1 km2.Photo: 聖石大戦ぶぅぶぅ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Japan
- Also known as: “Okawa Dam” and “Okawa-damu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oshima Byouin and Amami Municipal Elementary School.
Oshima Byouin
Hospital
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Oshima Byouin is a hospital, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Ohkawa Dam.
Amami Municipal Elementary School
School
Photo: Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amami Municipal Elementary School is situated 3½ km north of Ohkawa Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamato.
Yamato
Village
Photo: Si-take., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yamato is a village located on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the village had an estimated population of 1,364 and a population density of 15.47 persons per km². The total area was 88.15 km². Yamato is situated 9 km west of Ohkawa Dam.
Ohkawa Dam
- Category: rock-fill dam
- Location: Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Ohkawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ōkawa-damu”
- Japanese: “おおかわだむ”
- Japanese: “大川ダム”
- Uzbek: “Ohkawa toʻgʻoni”
Localities in the Area
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