Arakawa Dam

Arakawa Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Okinawa prefecture of Japan. The dam is used to collect drinking water for water supply, irrigation and flood control.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center and Okinawa Yanbaru Seawater Pumped Storage Power Station.

Military installation
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Camp Gonsalves is a U.S. Marine Corps jungle warfare training area located in northern , , across the villages of and . Established in 1958, it is the largest U.S. training facility in Okinawa. is situated 4 km north of Arakawa Dam.

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The was an experimental hydroelectric power station located in , and operated by the Electric Power Development Company. is situated 2½ km southeast of Arakawa Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kunigami.

Village
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , , Japan. It occupies the north tip of , with the East China Sea to the west, Pacific Ocean to the east, and villages of and to the south. is situated 10 km northwest of Arakawa Dam.

Arakawa Dam

Latitude
26.68035° or 26° 40′ 49″ north
Longitude
128.24539° or 128° 14′ 43″ east
Elevation
154 metres (505 feet)
Open location code
7QRCM6JW+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 414752104
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7573484
Wiki­data ID
Q32826013
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Arakawa Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Arakawa-damu”
  • Japanese: “あらかわだむ”
  • Japanese: “新川ダム”
  • Uzbek: “Arakawa toʻgʻoni”

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