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Higashiarakawa Dam

The 342nd tallest dam in the world

70 m · 230 ft

Higashi Arakawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Tochigi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control, irrigation, water supply and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 21 km2. The dam impounds about 37 ha of land when full and can store 6,100 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1974 and completed in 1990.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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