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Hitotsuse Dam

Coordinates: 32°12′24.5″N 131°18′6.7″E / 32.206806°N 131.301861°E / 32.206806; 131.301861
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Hitotsuse Dam
LocationSaito, Miyazaki, Japan
Construction began1960
Opening date1963
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete arch dam
ImpoundsHitotsuse River
Height130 m
Length415.6 m
Dam volume555,000 m3
Reservoir
CreatesMera Reservoir
Total capacity261,315,000 m3
Catchment area445 km2
Surface area686 ha

Hitotsuse Dam (一ツ瀬ダム, Hitotsuse damu) is a dam in Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1963.[1]

Many roads, schools, houses, and farmland were submerged in the construction.

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32°12′24.5″N 131°18′6.7″E / 32.206806°N 131.301861°E / 32.206806; 131.301861