Hiroto Dam

Coordinates: 31°42′56″N 131°16′03″E / 31.71556°N 131.26750°E / 31.71556; 131.26750
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Hiroto Dam
Hiroto Dam is located in Japan
Hiroto Dam
Location of Hiroto Dam in Japan
Official name広渡ダム
LocationMiyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates31°42′56″N 131°16′03″E / 31.71556°N 131.26750°E / 31.71556; 131.26750
Construction began1969
Opening date1993
Dam and spillways
Height66m
Length170m
Reservoir
Total capacity6400 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area34.4 sq. km
Surface area38 hectares

Hiroto Dam (Japanese: 広渡ダム) is a gravity dam located in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 34.4 km2. The dam impounds about 38 ha of land when full and can store 6400 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1969 and completed in 1993.[1]

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

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