Nishiyama Dam | |
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Official name | 西山ダム |
Location | Kochi Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 33°21′54″N 134°5′13″E / 33.36500°N 134.08694°E |
Construction began | 1982 |
Opening date | 1997 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 27.2m |
Length | 74.7m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 56 thousand cubic meters |
Catchment area | 0.2 sq. km |
Surface area | 1 hectares |
Nishiyama Dam (Japanese: 西山ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Kochi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 0.2 km2. The dam impounds about 1 ha of land when full and can store 56 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1982 and completed in 1997.[1]