Shobugawa Dam

Coordinates: 38°6′05″N 140°20′47″E / 38.10139°N 140.34639°E / 38.10139; 140.34639
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Shobugawa Dam
Shobugawa Dam is located in Japan
Shobugawa Dam
Location of Shobugawa Dam in Japan
LocationYamagata Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°6′05″N 140°20′47″E / 38.10139°N 140.34639°E / 38.10139; 140.34639
Opening date1973
Dam and spillways
Height31.1m
Length210m
Reservoir
Total capacity545 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area11 sq. km
Surface area5 hectares

Shobugawa Dam is a gravity concrete & fill dam (compound) dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 11 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 545 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was completed in 1973.[1]

References[edit]

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