Hōnen'ike Dam

Hōnen'ike Dam (豊稔池ダム "-damu") is a multiple-arch dam in the Sanuki Mountain range at Ōnohara, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The resorvoir it creates is used for irrigation. Construction began in 1926 and was completed in 1930. [http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shurui/juubun_ken_shoukai/037.html Agency for Cultural Affairs] (in Japanese)] The dam is 31 m high and has a crest length of 128 m. It is supported by six arched buttresses. [http://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/kokusai/conference/sakamoto020621.pdf Current Activities on Construction and Management of Dams in Japan] by Tadahiko Sakamoto] . Some renovation work has been needed to control leakage; special care has been taken due to its status as a cultural asset.

The dam has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese Ministry of Culture.

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