Sakuda Dam

Sakuda Dam
Sakuda Dam is located in Japan
Sakuda Dam
Sakuda Dam
Location within Japan
LocationAomori Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates40°42′50″N 141°3′23″E / 40.71389°N 141.05639°E / 40.71389; 141.05639
Construction began1969
Opening date1979
Dam and spillways
Height31.5 m (103 ft)
Length257 m (843 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,282,000 m3 (45,300,000 cu ft)
Catchment area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Surface area15 hectares (37 acres)

Sakuda Dam is a rockfill dam located in Aomori Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 11 km2. The dam impounds about 15 ha of land when full and can store 1282 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1969 and completed in 1979.[1]

References

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