Kunikane-ike Dam (Japanese: 国兼池) is an earthfill dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 13.6 km². The dam impounds about 25 ha of land when full and can store 1060 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1946 and completed in 1953.[1]

Kunikane-ike Dam
Location of Kunikane-ike Dam in Japan
Location	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	34°50′41″N 133°0′06″E
Construction began	1946
Opening date	1953
Dam and spillways
Height	16.4m
Length	100m
Reservoir
Total capacity	1060 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	13.6 sq. km
Surface area	25 hectares

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