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Kinen-ike Dam

Coordinates: 35°1′09″N 135°1′24″E / 35.01917°N 135.02333°E / 35.01917; 135.02333
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Kinen-ike
Kinen-ike Dam is located in Japan
Kinen-ike Dam
Location of Kinen-ike in Japan
Official name記念池
LocationHyogo Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°1′09″N 135°1′24″E / 35.01917°N 135.02333°E / 35.01917; 135.02333
Opening date1944
Dam and spillways
Height15.5m
Length106m
Reservoir
Total capacity330 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area1 sq. km
Surface area5 hectares

Kinen-ike (Japanese: 記念池) is an earthfill dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 1 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 330 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1944.[1]

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  1. ^ "Kinen-ike - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.