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Yokotake Dam

Coordinates: 33°3′34″N 130°2′17″E / 33.05944°N 130.03806°E / 33.05944; 130.03806
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Yokotake Dam
Yokotake Dam is located in Japan
Yokotake Dam
Location of Yokotake Dam in Japan
LocationSaga Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates33°3′34″N 130°2′17″E / 33.05944°N 130.03806°E / 33.05944; 130.03806
Construction began1973
Opening date2001
Dam and spillways
Height57m
Length249m
Reservoir
Total capacity4290 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area8.3 sq. km
Surface area23 hectares

Yokotake Dam is a gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 8.3 km2. The dam impounds about 23 ha of land when full and can store 4290 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1973 and completed in 2001.[1]

References

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