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Sahoro Dam

Coordinates: 43°10′13″N 142°50′18″E / 43.17028°N 142.83833°E / 43.17028; 142.83833
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Sahoro Dam
Sahoro Dam is located in Japan
Sahoro Dam
Location of Sahoro Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates43°10′13″N 142°50′18″E / 43.17028°N 142.83833°E / 43.17028; 142.83833
Construction began1970
Opening date1984
Dam and spillways
Height46.6m
Length255m
Reservoir
Total capacity10400 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area78 sq. km
Surface area64 hectares

Sahoro Dam (Japanese: 佐幌ダム(元)) is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 78 km2. The dam impounds about 64 ha of land when full and can store 10400 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1970 and completed in 1984.[1]

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