Murata Dam
Murata Dam is an earthfill dam located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 8.5 km2. The dam impounds about 17 ha of land when full and can store 1660 thousand cubic meters of water.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park and Enpuku-ji Temple.
Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park
Park
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Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park is situated 4 km north of Murata Dam.
Enpuku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Enpuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Murata Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murata and Kawasaki.
Murata
Town
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Murata is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 10,675, and a population density of 140 persons per km2 in 4026 households. Murata is situated 4½ km southeast of Murata Dam.
Kawasaki
Town
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Kawasaki is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,637 and a population density of 32 persons per km2 in 3,391 households. The total area of the town is 270.77 square kilometres. Kawasaki is situated 5 km northwest of Murata Dam.
Zao
Photo: Jacob Ehnmark, CC BY 2.0.
Zaō is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 11,790, and a population density of 77 persons per km2 in 4,493 households. The total area of the town is 152.84 square kilometres.
Murata Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Location: Murata Machi, Shibata district, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Murata Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Murata-damu”
- Japanese: “むらただむ”
- Japanese: “村田ダム”
- Uzbek: “Murata toʻgʻoni”
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