Kejyonuma Dam

Kejyonuma Dam
Location of Kejyonuma Dam in Miyagi Prefecture
Kejyonuma Dam (Japan)
Location Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan
Coordinates 38°37′36″N 140°57′50″E / 38.62667°N 140.96389°E / 38.62667; 140.96389Coordinates: 38°37′36″N 140°57′50″E / 38.62667°N 140.96389°E / 38.62667; 140.96389
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].

References

  1. ↑ "Kejo-numa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ http://damnet.or.jp/cgi-bin/binranA/enAll.cgi?db4=0305
  3. ↑ Kejo-numa Water Storage Area, Permanent Freshwater Lake
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