Yabetsu Dam

Yabetsu Dam
Yabetsu Dam Location within Japan
Location	Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	41°50′21″N 140°54′29″E
Construction began	1969
Opening date	1975
Dam and spillways
Height	33.6 m (110 ft)
Length	84 m (276 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	3,800,000 m3 (130,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Surface area	42 hectares (100 acres)

Yabetsu Dam (Japanese: 矢別ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 32.5 km². The dam impounds about 42 ha of land when full and can store 3800 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1969 and completed in 1975.