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Kawabaru Dam

Coordinates: 32°12′48″N 131°25′01″E / 32.21333°N 131.41694°E / 32.21333; 131.41694
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Kawabaru Dam
Kawabaru Dam is located in Japan
Kawabaru Dam
Location of Kawabaru Dam in Japan
Official name川原ダム
LocationMiyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°12′48″N 131°25′01″E / 32.21333°N 131.41694°E / 32.21333; 131.41694
Construction began1937
Opening date1939
Dam and spillways
Height23.6m
Length150m
Reservoir
Total capacity3220 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area359.2 sq. km
Surface area42 hectares

Kawabaru Dam (Japanese: 川原ダム) is a gravity dam located in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 359.2 km2. The dam impounds about 42 ha of land when full and can store 3220 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1937 and completed in 1939.[1]

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  1. ^ "Kawabaru Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.