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Yukiyagawa Dam

Coordinates: 40°17′28″N 141°30′59″E / 40.29111°N 141.51639°E / 40.29111; 141.51639
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Yukiyagawa Dam
Yukiyagawa Dam is located in Japan
Yukiyagawa Dam
Location of Yukiyagawa Dam in Japan
Official name雪谷川ダム
LocationIwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°17′28″N 141°30′59″E / 40.29111°N 141.51639°E / 40.29111; 141.51639
Construction began1967
Opening date1977
Dam and spillways
Height28.4m
Length107.3m
Reservoir
Total capacity2662 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area70.9 sq. km
Surface area41 hectares

Yukiyagawa Dam (Japanese: 雪谷川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 70.9 km2. The dam impounds about 41 ha of land when full and can store 2662 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1967 and completed in 1977.[1]

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  1. ^ "Yukiyagawa Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.