Sakashita Dam

Coordinates: 37°22′59″N 140°56′39″E / 37.38306°N 140.94417°E / 37.38306; 140.94417
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Sakashita Dam
Sakashita Dam is located in Japan
Sakashita Dam
Location of Sakashita Dam in Japan
LocationŌkuma, Fukushima Prefecture
Coordinates37°22′59″N 140°56′39″E / 37.38306°N 140.94417°E / 37.38306; 140.94417
Opening date1973
Dam and spillways
Height43 m (141 ft)
Length231 m (758 ft)
Dam volume110,000 m3 (143,875 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity28,400,000 m3 (23,024 acre⋅ft)

Sakashita Dam (坂下ダム, Sakashita-damu) is a dam located in Ōkuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The dam was completed in 1973.[1] There are about 230 people per square kilometer around Sakashita Dam which is quite densely populated, and the area around the dam is almost covered in mixed forest.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sakashita Dam [Fukushima Pref.] - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.