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Higashinosawa Dam

Coordinates: 42°28′29″N 142°46′29″E / 42.47472°N 142.77472°E / 42.47472; 142.77472
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Higashinosawa Dam
Higashinosawa Dam is located in Japan
Higashinosawa Dam
Location of Higashinosawa Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates42°28′29″N 142°46′29″E / 42.47472°N 142.77472°E / 42.47472; 142.77472
Construction began1982
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Height70m
Length140m
Reservoir
Total capacity9560 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area155.1 sq. km
Surface area56 hectares

Higashinosawa Dam (Japanese: 東の沢ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 155.1 km2. The dam impounds about 56 ha of land when full and can store 9560 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1982 and completed in 1987.[1]

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