Ikehara Dam

Ikehara Dam is an arch dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 300 km2. The dam impounds about 843 ha of land when full and can store 338373 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1962 and completed in 1964.[1][2]

Ikehara Dam
LocationNara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°2′49″N 135°58′16″E
Construction began1962
Opening date1964
Dam and spillways
Height111m
Length460m
Reservoir
Total capacity338373 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area300 sq. km
Surface area843 hectares

References

  1. "Ikehara Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. Ariga, Yoshiaki; Watanabe, Hiroyuki (2004). Reproduction Analysis of Real Behavior of Existing Arch Dam during the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake. The 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13WCEE). pp. 1–10.


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