Sakane Dam
Sakane Dam is a gravity dam located in Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3.9 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 790 thousand cubic meters of water.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Sakane Damu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miinohara Station and Izumo Sakane Station.
Miinohara Station
Railway station
Photo: Hidaka-Nyo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miinohara Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Miinohara Station is situated 600 metres southeast of Sakane Dam.
Izumo Sakane Station
Railway stop
Photo: Mitsuki-2368, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Izumo Sakane Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Izumo Sakane Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Sakane Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yokota.
Yokota
Suburb
Yokota was a town located in Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,000. The total area was 189.42 km2 On January 31, 2005, Yokota, along with the town of Nita, was merged to create the town of Okuizumo. Yokota is situated 10 km north of Sakane Dam.
Sakane Dam
- Location: Okuizumo, Nita district, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.09514° or 35° 5′ 43″ northLongitude
133.11163° or 133° 6′ 42″ eastElevation
628 metres (2,060 feet)Open location code
8Q7M34W6+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 858552560OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Sakane Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد ساكاني”
- Cebuano: “Sakane-damu”
- Japanese: “さかねだむ”
- Japanese: “坂根ダム”
Localities in the Area
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