Shirakawa Dam
Shirakawa Dam is a rockfill dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control, irrigation, water supply and power production.
Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Iide, Nishiokitama district, Yamagata prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shirakawa-damu”
Shirakawa Dam
- Location: Iide, Nishiokitama-gun, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.97303° or 37° 58′ 23″ north
Longitude
139.92295° or 139° 55′ 23″ east
Elevation
327 metres (1,073 feet)
Open location code
8Q9XXWFF+65
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Shirakawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shirakawa-damu”
- Japanese: “しらかわだむ”
- Japanese: “白川ダム”
- Japanese: “白川湖”
- Tamil: “சிரகவா அணை”
- Uzbek: “Shirakawa toʻgʻoni (Yamagata)”
- Uzbek: “Shirakawa toʻgʻoni”
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