Yashiro Dam | |
Location: | Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
Dam Length: | 371.7m |
Dam Height: | 46.5m |
Construction Began: | 1972 |
Opening: | 1990 |
Res Capacity Total: | 1550 thousand cubic meters |
Res Catchment: | 8.1 sq. km |
Res Surface: | 16 hectares |
Coordinates: | 33.9086°N 132.2161°W |
Location Map: | Japan |
Yashiro Dam is a rockfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 8.1 km2. The dam impounds about 16 ha of land when full and can store 1550 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1972 and completed in 1990.[1]