Kaitani Dam | |
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Location | Fukui Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 35°55′13″N 136°6′02″E / 35.92028°N 136.10056°E |
Construction began | 1972 |
Opening date | 1977 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 24.5m |
Length | 50m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 107 thousand cubic meters |
Catchment area | 1.1 sq. km |
Surface area | 2 hectares |
Kaitani Dam is a rockfill dam located in Fukui Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 1.1 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 107 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1972 and completed in 1977.[1]