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Fukuzato Underground Dam
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Fukuzato Dam (福里ダム, Fukuzato Damu) is an underground dam constructed in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture. An underground dam is a wall constructed to save underground water from pouring into the sea so that it can be put to human use.
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Fukuzato Dam | |
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Country | Japan |
Location | Miyakojima, Okinawa |
Coordinates | 24°44′10″N 125°23′50″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1988 |
Opening date | 1998 |
Owner(s) | Midori Shigen Kodan (Nochi Seibi Kodan) |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Sub-surface |
Height | 27 m (89 ft) (side dams:21.0 m, 6.0 m) |
Length | 1,790.2 m (5,873 ft) (side dams:785.75 m, 331.50 m) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 10,500,000 m3 (8,512 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 7,600,000 m3 (6,161 acre⋅ft)[1] |
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