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Yamada Dam

Coordinates: 34°53′46″N 135°15′04″E / 34.89611°N 135.25111°E / 34.89611; 135.25111
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Yamada Dam
Yamada Dam is located in Japan
Yamada Dam
Location of Yamada Dam in Japan
Official name山田ダム
LocationHyogo Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°53′46″N 135°15′04″E / 34.89611°N 135.25111°E / 34.89611; 135.25111
Construction began1954
Opening date1968
Dam and spillways
Height15.8m
Length58m
Reservoir
Total capacity174 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area13.5 sq. km
Surface area5 hectares

Yamada Dam (Japanese: 山田ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 13.5 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 174 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1954 and completed in 1968.[1]

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