Itsuwa Dam | |
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Official name | 五和ダム |
Location | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 32°29′00″N 130°7′29″E / 32.48333°N 130.12472°E |
Construction began | 1981 |
Opening date | 1985 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 37.1m |
Length | 173.3m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 570 thousand cubic meters |
Catchment area | 2.7 sq. km |
Surface area | 5 hectares |
Itsuwa Dam (Japanese: 五和ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.7 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 570 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1981 and completed in 1985.[1]