Shirakawa Dam
Shirakawa Dam is an earth-fill dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for agriculture. The catchment area of the dam is 6 km2. The dam impounds about 15 ha of land when full and can store 1360 thousand cubic meters of water.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (410 feet)
- Description: dam in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Akatsuchiyama Kofun and Kōninji Temple.
Akatsuchiyama Kofun
Akatsuchiyama Kofun is a Kofun period keyhole-shaped…
1 km west of Shirakawa Dam
Kōninji Temple
Kōninji Temple is a Buddhist temple.
1 km northeast of Shirakawa Dam
Wanishita Shrine (Ichinomoto)
Wanishita Shrine (Ichinomoto) is a Shinto shrine.
1¼ km west of Shirakawa Dam
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganriincho and Kawanishi.
Ganriincho
Ganriincho is a neighborhood.
7 km north of Shirakawa Dam
Kawanishi
Kawanishi is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
8 km southwest of Shirakawa Dam
Shirakawa Dam
- Category: earth-fill dam
- Location
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Latitude
34.6221° or 34° 37′ 20″ north
Longitude
135.84881° or 135° 50′ 56″ east
Open location code
8Q6QJRCX+RG
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Shirakawa Dam” goes by many names.
Shirakawa-damuCebuano
しらかわだむJapanese
白川ダムJapanese
白川ため池Japanese
白川溜池Japanese
Shirakawa toʻgʻoniUzbek
Shirakawa toʻgʻoni (Nara)Uzbek
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