Ohsugi Dam
Introduction


**Ohsugi Dam**  is an earthfill dam located in [Hyogo Prefecture](/wiki/Hyogo_Prefecture "Hyogo Prefecture") in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2\.3 km2. The dam impounds about 8 ha of land when full and can store 877 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1974\.


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