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Nishigochi Dam

Coordinates: 32°25′19″N 130°23′19″E / 32.42194°N 130.38861°E / 32.42194; 130.38861
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Nishigochi Dam
Nishigochi Dam is located in Japan
Nishigochi Dam
Location of Nishigochi Dam in Japan
Official name西河内ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°25′19″N 130°23′19″E / 32.42194°N 130.38861°E / 32.42194; 130.38861
Construction began1967
Opening date1970
Dam and spillways
Height17.5m
Length68.8m
Reservoir
Total capacity22 thousand cubic meters
Surface area1 hectares

Nishigochi Dam (Japanese: 西河内ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The dam impounds about 1 ha of land when full and can store 22 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1967 and completed in 1970.[1]

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