Kazawa Dam

Kazawa Dam
Location of Kazawa Dam in Japan
Location	Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	36°29′11″N 138°28′16″E
Construction began	1926
Opening date	1927
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment
Height	18.2 m (60 ft)
Length	981.8 m (3,221 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Tashiro Lake
Total capacity	5,634,000 m^3 (199,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	72.5 km^2 (28.0 sq mi)
Surface area	78 hectares

A survey picture of the dam

Kazawa Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 72.5 km^2. The dam impounds about 78 ha of land when full and can store 5634 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1926 and completed in 1927.[1]

References

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