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Toyama Dam

Coordinates: 42°58′16″N 141°13′03″E / 42.97111°N 141.21750°E / 42.97111; 141.21750
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Toyama Dam
Toyama Dam is located in Japan
Toyama Dam
Location of Toyama Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates42°58′16″N 141°13′03″E / 42.97111°N 141.21750°E / 42.97111; 141.21750
Construction began1968
Opening date1972
Dam and spillways
Height30m
Length217m
Reservoir
Total capacity1370 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area452.8 sq. km
Surface area13 hectares

Toyama Dam (Japanese: 砥山ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 452.8 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1370 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1968 and completed in 1972.[1]

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