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Zao Dam

The 392nd tallest dam in the world

66 m · 217 ft

Zao Dam is a hollow gravity dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 21 km2. The dam impounds about 24 ha of land when full and can store 7300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1965 and completed in 1969.

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

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