Sakashimagawa Bosai Dam

Sakashimagawa Bosai Dam
Sakashimagawa Bosai Dam is located in Japan
Sakashimagawa Bosai Dam
Sakashimagawa Bosai Dam
Location within Japan
LocationGifu Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°25′03″N 137°17′20″E / 35.41750°N 137.28889°E / 35.41750; 137.28889
Construction began1960
Opening date1963
Dam and spillways
Height19.7 m (65 ft)
Length100 m (330 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity698,000 m3 (24,600,000 cu ft)
Catchment area4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Surface area11 hectares (27 acres)

Sakashimagawa Bosai Dam is an earthfill dam located in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 4 km2. The dam impounds about 11 ha of land when full and can store 698 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1960 and completed in 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Sakashimagawa Bosai Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.