Shiraiwagawa Dam
Shiraiwagawa Dam is located in Japan
Shiraiwagawa Dam
Location of Shiraiwagawa Dam in Japan
LocationToyama Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°38′21″N 137°21′35″E / 36.63917°N 137.35972°E / 36.63917; 137.35972
Construction began1967
Opening date1974
Dam and spillways
Height50m
Length318m
Reservoir
Total capacity2200 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area24 sq. km
Surface area19 hectares

Shiraiwagawa Dam is a gravity concrete & fill dam (compound) dam located in Toyama prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 24 km2. The dam impounds about 19 ha of land when full and can store 2200 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1967 and completed in 1974.[1]

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.