Heisei Ozeki Dam (平成大堰, Heisei Ōzeki damu) also translated without the redundancy as Heisei-ōzeki (Heisei Great Weir or Barrage) is a mobile barrage dam on the Yamakuni River between Kōge, Fukuoka Prefecture and Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture in Japan.[1] It was constructed in phases for flood control and water supply purposes and fully completed in 1991.[2]
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Heisei Ozeki Dam | |
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Location | Kōge, Fukuoka, Japan Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan |
Construction began | 1983 |
Opening date | 1990 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Yamakuni River |
Height | 3.15 m (10.3 ft)[1] |
Length | 218 m (715 ft), mobile barrage 166 m (545 ft)[2] |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 52,000 m3 (1,800,000 cu ft)[2] |
Catchment area | 521 km3 (125 cu mi)[3] |
Surface area | 15 ha (37 acres)[3] |
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