Kawachi Dam

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Kawachi Dam
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Location Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates 33°50′17.1″N130°48′38.4″E / 33.838083°N 130.810667°E / 33.838083; 130.810667
Construction began1919
Opening date1927
Dam and spillways
Impounds Itabitsu River
Height44.1 m
Length189 m
Reservoir
Total capacity7,000,000 m3

Kawachi Dam is a dam in Yahata Higashi, KitaKyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. [1] It was built from stone and mortar [2] to sustain water flow for local steel mills [3] between 1919 and 1927. It was once referred to as the "Orient's best dam". As for Minamikawachi Bridge, completed in 2006, [4] it is a part of Kitakyushu Seminational Park and has been a national industrial heritage since 2007. A mountain hike begins from these sites. Minami-Kawachi bridge on the reservoir ( 33°50′17″N130°48′38″E / 33.838083°N 130.810667°E / 33.838083; 130.810667 ) was classified as Japanese Important Cultural Property in 2006.

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Searchtool.svg Minami-Kawachi bridge

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References

  1. "Kawachi Dam". Structurae . Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. "河内ダム[福岡県] - ダム便覧".
  3. http://www.travelvisionweekly.com/article.php?id=2308%5B%5D
  4. http://www.bunka.go.jp/1osirase/pdf/houdou_20061027_kenzoubutu_sitei%5B%5D