Nunome Dam is a gravity dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 75 km2. The dam impounds about 95 ha of land when full and can store 17300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1975 and completed in 1991.[1][2]
| Nunome Dam | |
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| Location | Nara Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°41′59″N 135°58′41″E / 34.69972°N 135.97806°E |
| Construction began | 1975 |
| Opening date | 1991 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 72m |
| Length | 322m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 17300 thousand cubic meters |
| Catchment area | 75 sq. km |
| Surface area | 95 hectares |
References edit
- ^ "Nunome Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Cajot, Sébastien; Schleiss, Anton; Sumi, T; Kantoush, S (2012). Reservoir sediment management using replenishment: a numerical study of Nunome Dam. Proceedings (on CD) of the International Symposium on Dams for a changing world-80th Annual Meeting and 24th Congress of CIGB-ICOLD. pp. 2–131.
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