Hiroto Dam

Dam in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

Dam in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

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]

## See also[edit]

* List of dams in Japan

## References[edit]

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

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