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Shimoniikappu Dam

The 745th tallest dam in the world

46 m · 151 ft

Shimoniikappu Dam is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 329 km2. When full, the dam impounds approximately 49 ha of land and can store 6,550,000 cubic meters of water. Construction began in 1967 and was completed in 1969.

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

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