Aikawa Dam | |
Name Official: | 相川ダム |
Location: | Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
Dam Length: | 168m |
Dam Height: | 40.3m |
Construction Began: | 1983 |
Opening: | 1996 |
Res Capacity Total: | 1770 thousand cubic meters |
Res Catchment: | 5.6 sq. km |
Res Surface: | 17 hectares |
Coordinates: | 38.7956°N 141.2831°W |
Location Map: | Japan |
Aikawa Dam is a rockfill dam located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 5.6 km2. The dam impounds about 17 ha of land when full and can store 1770 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1983 and completed in 1996.[1] The dam is constructed in Aikawa river.[2]