Miyagawa Dam (Mie, Japan)

Coordinates: 34°17′12″N 136°11′46″E / 34.28667°N 136.19611°E / 34.28667; 136.19611
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Miyagawa Dam
Miyagawa Dam (Mie, Japan) is located in Japan
Miyagawa Dam (Mie, Japan)
Location of Miyagawa Dam in Japan
Official name宮川ダム
LocationMie Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°17′12″N 136°11′46″E / 34.28667°N 136.19611°E / 34.28667; 136.19611
Construction began1951
Opening date1956
Dam and spillways
Height88.5m
Length231m
Reservoir
Total capacity70500 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area125.6 sq. km
Surface area200 hectares

Miyagawa Dam (Japanese: 宮川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Mie Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 125.6 km2. The dam impounds about 200 ha of land when full and can store 70500 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1951 and completed in 1956.[1]

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  1. ^ "Miyagawa Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.