Shintotsukawa Dam

Shintotsukawa Dam
Shintotsukawa Dam Location within Japan
Location	Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	43°35′07″N 141°43′39″E
Construction began	1952
Opening date	1959
Dam and spillways
Height	29.2 m (96 ft)
Length	95.3 m (313 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	4,935,000 m3 (174,300,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Surface area	58 hectares (140 acres)

Shintotsukawa Dam (Japanese: 新十津川ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 16 km². The dam impounds about 58 ha of land when full and can store 4935 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1952 and completed in 1959.