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Dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan

Dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan

Arita Dam
Arita Dam is located in JapanArita DamLocation of Arita Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Saga Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 33°11′54″N 129°53′43″E / 33.19833°N 129.89528°E / 33.19833; 129.89528
Construction began 1958
Opening date 1961
Dam and spillways
Height 27.5m
Length 108m
Reservoir
Total capacity 1880 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area 2.2 sq. km
Surface area 18 hectares

Arita Dam is a gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 2.2 km2. The dam impounds about 18 ha of land when full and can store 1880 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1958 and completed in 1961.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Arita Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ Lebel, Teresa; Orihara, Takamichi; Maekawa, Nitaro (2012). "The sequestrate genus Rosbeeva T. Lebel & Orihara gen. nov.(Boletaceae) from Australasia and Japan: new species and new combinations". Fungal Diversity. 52 (1): 49–71. doi:10.1007/s13225-011-0109-x. ISSN 1878-9129. S2CID 256059584.