Yokotake Dam

Yokotake Dam
Yokotake Dam Location within Japan
Location	Saga Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	33°3′34″N 130°2′17″E
Construction began	1973
Opening date	2001
Dam and spillways
Height	57 m (187 ft)
Length	249 m (817 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	4,290,000 m3 (151,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Surface area	23 hectares (57 acres)

Yokotake Dam is a gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 8.3 km². The dam impounds about 23 ha of land when full and can store 4290 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1973 and completed in 2001.