Taki Dam (Iwate, Japan)

Coordinates: 40°9′05″N 141°43′24″E / 40.15139°N 141.72333°E / 40.15139; 141.72333
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Taki Dam
Taki Dam (Iwate, Japan) is located in Japan
Taki Dam (Iwate, Japan)
Location of Taki Dam in Japan
Official name滝ダム
LocationIwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°9′05″N 141°43′24″E / 40.15139°N 141.72333°E / 40.15139; 141.72333
Construction began1969
Opening date1982
Dam and spillways
Height70m
Length187m
Reservoir
Total capacity7600 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area152.6 sq. km
Surface area34 hectares

Taki Dam (Japanese: 滝ダム) is a gravity dam located in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 152.6 km2. The dam impounds about 34 ha of land when full and can store 7600 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1969 and completed in 1982.[1]

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