Ushino Dam
Ushino Dam is a rockfill dam located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3 km2. The dam impounds about 12 ha of land when full and can store 500 thousand cubic meters of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ToshiJapon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kadaijin Dam.
Kadaijin Dam
Dam
Kadaijin Dam is an earthfill dam located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 15 km2. Kadaijin Dam is situated 4 km west of Ushino Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ohira and Taiwa.
Ohira
Village
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Ōhira is a village located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the village had an estimated population of 5,918, and a population density of 98 persons per km2 in 2108 households. The total area of the village is 60.32 square kilometres. Ohira is situated 6 km east of Ushino Dam.
Taiwa
Town
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Taiwa is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 28,436, and a population density of 130 persons per km2 in 12,016 households. The total area of the town is 225.49 square kilometres. Taiwa is situated 8 km southeast of Ushino Dam.
Shikama
Town
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Shikama is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 6,723, and a population density of 62 persons per km2 in 20961 households. The total area of the town is 109.28 square kilometres. Shikama is situated 9 km northeast of Ushino Dam.
Ushino Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Location: Ōhira Mura, Kurokawa district, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.47943° or 38° 28′ 46″ northLongitude
140.80766° or 140° 48′ 28″ eastElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
8RC2FRH5+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1029451745OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Ushino Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ushino-damu”
- Japanese: “うしのだむ”
- Japanese: “牛野ダム”
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