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Horomui Dam

Coordinates: 43°9′50″N 141°56′12″E / 43.16389°N 141.93667°E / 43.16389; 141.93667
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Horomui Dam
Horomui Dam is located in Japan
Horomui Dam
Location of Horomui Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates43°9′50″N 141°56′12″E / 43.16389°N 141.93667°E / 43.16389; 141.93667
Construction began1971
Opening date1990
Dam and spillways
Height44.4m
Length430m
Reservoir
Total capacity8340 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area28.7 sq. km
Surface area63 hectares

Horomui Dam (Japanese: 幌向ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 28.7 km2. The dam impounds about 63 ha of land when full and can store 8340 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1971 and completed in 1990.[1]

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