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Shikogawa Dam

The 687th tallest dam in the world

48.2 m · 158 ft

Shikogawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Ehime Prefecture in Japan. It is used for irrigation and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 17.2 km2. The dam impounds about 8 ha of land when full and can store 1300 thousand cubic metres of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1987 and completed in 2010.

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

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