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Nishioka Dam

Coordinates: 44°4′03″N 142°17′53″E / 44.06750°N 142.29806°E / 44.06750; 142.29806
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Nishioka Dam
Nishioka Dam is located in Japan
Nishioka Dam
Location of Nishioka Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates44°4′03″N 142°17′53″E / 44.06750°N 142.29806°E / 44.06750; 142.29806
Construction began1993
Opening date2009
Dam and spillways
Height31m
Length247m
Reservoir
Total capacity844 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area4.5 sq. km
Surface area9 hectares

Nishioka Dam (Japanese: 西岡ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 4.5 km2. The dam impounds about 9 ha of land when full and can store 844 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1993 and completed in 2009.[1]

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