Shirakizawa Dam

Shirakizawa Dam
Shirakizawa Dam Location within Japan
Location	Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	43°52′17″N 142°0′59″E
Construction began	1963
Opening date	1968
Dam and spillways
Height	23.7 m (78 ft)
Length	114.9 m (377 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	836,000 m3 (29,500,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Surface area	10 hectares (25 acres)

Shirakizawa Dam (Japanese: 白木沢ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.5 km². The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 836 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1963 and completed in 1968.