Hamahara Dam

Coordinates: 35°2′28″N 132°35′57″E / 35.04111°N 132.59917°E / 35.04111; 132.59917
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Hamahara Dam
Hamahara Dam is located in Japan
Hamahara Dam
Location of Hamahara Dam in Japan
LocationShimane Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°2′28″N 132°35′57″E / 35.04111°N 132.59917°E / 35.04111; 132.59917
Opening date1953
Dam and spillways
Height19m
Length361.4m
Reservoir
Total capacity11200 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area3000 sq. km
Surface area149 hectares

Hamahara Dam is a gravity dam located in Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 3000 km2. The dam impounds about 149 ha of land when full and can store 11200 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1953.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hamahara Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.