Arasawa No.2 Dam

Coordinates: 40°2′05″N 140°56′41″E / 40.03472°N 140.94472°E / 40.03472; 140.94472
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Arasawa No.2 Dam
Arasawa No.2 Dam is located in Japan
Arasawa No.2 Dam
Location of Arasawa No.2 Dam in Japan
Official name荒沢2号ダム
LocationIwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°2′05″N 140°56′41″E / 40.03472°N 140.94472°E / 40.03472; 140.94472
Construction began1973
Opening date1989
Dam and spillways
Height45.5m
Length246.6m
Reservoir
Total capacity899 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area12 sq. km
Surface area12 hectares

Arasawa No.2 Dam (Japanese: 荒沢2号ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 12 km2. The dam impounds about 12 ha of land when full and can store 899 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1973 and completed in 1989.[1]

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  1. ^ "Arasawa No.2 Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.