Shobugawa Dam

Shobugawa Dam
Shobugawa Dam is located in Japan
Shobugawa Dam
Shobugawa Dam
Location within Japan
LocationYamagata Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°6′05″N 140°20′47″E / 38.10139°N 140.34639°E / 38.10139; 140.34639
Opening date1973
Dam and spillways
Height31.1 m (102 ft)
Length210 m (690 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity545,000 m3 (19,200,000 cu ft)
Catchment area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Surface area5 hectares (12 acres)

Shobugawa Dam is a gravity concrete & fill dam (compound) dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 11 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 545 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1973.[1]

References

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