Mitarai Dam | |
Name Official: | 御手洗ダム |
Location: | Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
Dam Length: | 160m |
Dam Height: | 43.4m |
Construction Began: | 1971 |
Opening: | 1982 |
Res Capacity Total: | 1180 thousand cubic meters |
Res Catchment: | 6.6 sq. km |
Res Surface: | 8 hectares |
Coordinates: | 32.025°N 130.3036°W |
Location Map: | Japan |
Mitarai Dam is a rockfill dam located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and recreation. The catchment area of the dam is 6.6 km2. When full, the dam impounds about 8 ha of land and can store 1,180 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1971 and completed in 1982.[1]