Kejyonuma Dam | |
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Location | Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan |
Coordinates | 38°37′36″N140°57′50″E / 38.62667°N 140.96389°E Coordinates: 38°37′36″N140°57′50″E / 38.62667°N 140.96389°E |
Construction began | 1980 |
Opening date | 1995 |
Owner(s) | Miyagi Prefecture |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthen dam |
Height | 24 meters |
Length | 260 meters |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Kejyonuma |
Total capacity | 2,880,000 sq m |
Catchment area | 9.93 sq km |
Surface area | 65 hectares |
Official name | Kejo-numa |
Designated | 31 October 2008 |
Reference no. | 1843 [1] |
Kejyonuma Dam (Japanese : 化女沼ダム) is an earthen dam in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1995. [2] The dam crosses the Tajiri River, a branch of the Kitakami River and utilises the basin of a pre-existing natural lake.
A 34 hectare portion of the wetlands at Lake Kejyonuma has been protected since October 2008 as a Ramsar site in Japan. [3]
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