Kureji-ohike Dam

Coordinates: 34°18′56″N 132°36′04″E / 34.31556°N 132.60111°E / 34.31556; 132.60111
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Kureji-ohike Dam
Kureji-ohike Dam is located in Japan
Kureji-ohike Dam
Location of Kureji-ohike Dam in Japan
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°18′56″N 132°36′04″E / 34.31556°N 132.60111°E / 34.31556; 132.60111
Construction began1955
Opening date1958
Dam and spillways
Height15m
Length100m
Reservoir
Total capacity63 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.7 sq. km
Surface area2 hectares

Kureji-ohike Dam (Japanese: 呉地大池) is a gravity dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.7 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 63 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1955 and completed in 1958.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kureji-ohike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.