Wakayama Dam

Dam in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Dam in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Wakayama Dam

Location of Wakayama Dam in Japan

Official name| 若山ダム
Location| Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates| 37°26′43″N 137°8′50″E﻿ / ﻿37.44528°N 137.14722°E﻿ / 37.44528; 137.14722
Opening date| 1963
Dam and spillways
Height| 25.4m
Length| 87.2m
Reservoir
Total capacity| 486 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area| 4.2 sq. km
Surface area| 6 hectares

Wakayama Dam (Japanese: 若山ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 4.2 km2. The dam impounds about 6 ha of land when full and can store 486 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1963.[1]

## See also

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* List of dams in Japan

## References

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

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