Yoichi Dam

Coordinates: 43°9′17″N 140°41′01″E / 43.15472°N 140.68361°E / 43.15472; 140.68361
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Yoichi Dam
Yoichi Dam is located in Japan
Yoichi Dam
Location of Yoichi Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates43°9′17″N 140°41′01″E / 43.15472°N 140.68361°E / 43.15472; 140.68361
Construction began1971
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Height36.8m
Length220m
Reservoir
Total capacity800 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area9.6 sq. km
Surface area8 hectares

Yoichi Dam (Japanese: 余市ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 9.6 km2. The dam impounds about 8 ha of land when full and can store 800 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1971 and completed in 1987.[1]

References[edit]

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