Setsukinai Dam

Coordinates: 40°6′50″N 141°29′36″E / 40.11389°N 141.49333°E / 40.11389; 141.49333
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Setsukinai Dam
Setsukinai Dam is located in Japan
Setsukinai Dam
Location of Setsukinai Dam in Japan
Official name瀬月内ダム
LocationIwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°6′50″N 141°29′36″E / 40.11389°N 141.49333°E / 40.11389; 141.49333
Construction began1973
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Height38.5m
Length144.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity1250 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area11.8 sq. km
Surface area13 hectares

Setsukinai Dam (Japanese: 瀬月内ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 11.8 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1250 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1973 and completed in 1987.[1]

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