Arakawa Dam

Coordinates: 26°40′51″N 128°14′40″E / 26.68083°N 128.24444°E / 26.68083; 128.24444
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Arakawa Dam
LocationOkinawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates26°40′51″N 128°14′40″E / 26.68083°N 128.24444°E / 26.68083; 128.24444
Construction began1971
Opening date1976
Dam and spillways
Height44.5 m
Length177 m
Reservoir
Total capacity1.65 million m³
Catchment area7.4 km2
Surface area16 hectares

Arakawa Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Okinawa prefecture of Japan. The dam is used to collect drinking water for water supply, irrigation and flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 7.4 km2. The dam impounds about 16 ha of land when full and can store 1.65 million cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam started on 1971 and completed in 1976.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Arakawa Dam [Okinawa Pref.] - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. ^ BRAZIL, Mark (1985). "Notes on the Okinawa Rail Rallus okinawae: Observations at night and at dawn". Japanese Journal of Ornithology. 33 (4): 125–127. doi:10.3838/jjo1915.33.125. ISSN 0040-9480.