Yokozegawa Dam | |
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Official name | 横瀬川ダム |
Location | Kochi Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 33°0′47″N 132°48′55″E / 33.01306°N 132.81528°E |
Construction began | 1982 |
Opening date | 2019 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 72.1m |
Length | 188.5m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 7300 thousand cubic meters |
Catchment area | 11.4 sq. km |
Surface area | 40 hectares |
Yokozegawa Dam (Japanese: 横瀬川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kochi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 11.4 km2. The dam impounds about 40 ha of land when full and can store 7300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1982 and completed in 2019.[1]