Maekawa Dam

Maekawa Dam is a rockfill dam located in in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 21.2 km2. The dam impounds about 35 ha of land when full and can store 4400 thousand cubic meters of water.
Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Japan
  • Also known as: Maekawa Chisui Dam

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uzen-Nakayama Station.

Railway station
is a railway station in the city of Kaminoyama, , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 1¼ km west of Maekawa Dam.

Maekawa Dam

Latitude
38.12466° or 38° 7′ 29″ north
Longitude
140.23286° or 140° 13′ 58″ east
Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)
Open location code
8RC246FM+V4
Geo­Names ID
7573707
Wiki­data ID
Q11397151
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Maekawa Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Maekawachisui-damu
  • Chinese: 前川壩
  • Japanese: まえかわちすいだむ
  • Japanese: 前川ダム
  • Japanese: 前川治水ダム
  • Uzbek: Maekawa toʻgʻoni

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