Hiroto Dam

Hiroto Dam
Location of Hiroto Dam in Japan
Official name	広渡ダム
Location	Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	31°42′56″N 131°16′03″E / 31.71556°N 131.26750°E / 31.71556; 131.26750
Construction began	1969
Opening date	1993
Dam and spillways
Height	66m
Length	170m
Reservoir
Total capacity	6400 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	34.4 sq. km
Surface area	38 hectares

Hiroto Dam (Japanese: 広渡ダム) is a gravity dam located in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 34.4 km². The dam impounds about 38 ha of land when full and can store 6400 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1969 and completed in 1993.^[1]

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