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Ohso Dam

Coordinates: 32°59′42″N 131°12′04″E / 32.99500°N 131.20111°E / 32.99500; 131.20111
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Ohso Dam
Ohso Dam is located in Japan
Ohso Dam
Location of Ohso Dam in Japan
Official name大蘇ダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°59′42″N 131°12′04″E / 32.99500°N 131.20111°E / 32.99500; 131.20111
Construction began1975
Opening date2019
Dam and spillways
Height69.9m
Length262.1m
Reservoir
Total capacity4300 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area26 sq. km
Surface area28 hectares

Ohso Dam (Japanese: 大蘇ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 26 km2. The dam impounds about 28 ha of land when full and can store 4300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1975 and completed in 2019.[1]

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