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Yokozegawa Dam

Coordinates: 33°0′47″N 132°48′55″E / 33.01306°N 132.81528°E / 33.01306; 132.81528
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Yokozegawa Dam
Yokozegawa Dam is located in Japan
Yokozegawa Dam
Location of Yokozegawa Dam in Japan
Official name横瀬川ダム
LocationKochi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°0′47″N 132°48′55″E / 33.01306°N 132.81528°E / 33.01306; 132.81528
Construction began1982
Opening date2019
Dam and spillways
Height72.1m
Length188.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity7300 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area11.4 sq. km
Surface area40 hectares

Yokozegawa Dam (Japanese: 横瀬川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kochi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 11.4 km2. The dam impounds about 40 ha of land when full and can store 7300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1982 and completed in 2019.[1]

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