Takenuma Dam | |
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Location | Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 36°14′10″N 139°1′22″E / 36.23611°N 139.02278°E |
Opening date | 1965 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment |
Height | 27.4 m (90 ft) |
Length | 215 m (705 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1,034,000 m3 (36,500,000 cu ft) |
Catchment area | 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
Surface area | 13 hectares |
Takenuma Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.6 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1034 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1965.[1]