Iwaigawa Dam | |
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Location | Nara Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 34°39′38″N 135°52′11″E / 34.66056°N 135.86972°E |
Construction began | 1974 |
Opening date | 2008 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 55m |
Length | 181m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 810 thousand cubic meters |
Catchment area | 3.3 sq. km |
Surface area | 5 hectares |
Iwaigawa Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 3.3 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 810 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1974 and completed in 2008.[1][2]