Sonoseki Dam

Sonoseki Dam is a gravity dam located in in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 3.8 km2.
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Photo: Arui Kashiwagi, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Sonoseki-damu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rifu Station and Rifu Junior High School.

Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the town of Rifu, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 1½ km south of Sonoseki Dam.

School
Photo: ToshiJapon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km southwest of Sonoseki Dam.

Post office
Photo: 広瀬川, Public domain.
is situated 1½ km south of Sonoseki Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rifu and Shiogama Fishing Port.

Town
is a town located in , Japan. As of 1 June 2020, the town had an estimated population of 36,014, and a population density of 800 persons per km2 in 13,568 households.

Locality
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality, which is situated 6 km east of Sonoseki Dam.

Quarter
Photo: クリオネサラダ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 7 km northeast of Sonoseki Dam.

Sonoseki Dam

Latitude
38.34333° or 38° 20′ 36″ north
Longitude
140.98921° or 140° 59′ 21″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Inception
1999
Height
24 metres (77 feet)
Open location code
8RC28XVQ+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1453072030
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7573170
Wiki­data ID
Q34954329
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Satellite Map

Discover Sonoseki Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Sonoseki Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sōnoseki-damu”
  • Japanese: “Sōnoseki Damu”
  • Japanese: “そうのせきだむ”
  • Japanese: “惣の関ダム”
  • Uzbek: “Sonoseki toʻgʻoni”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Morigo and Hanazono 3-chome.

Nearby Places

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