Coordinates: 36°47′41″N 139°45′13″E / 36.79472°N 139.75361°E / 36.79472; 139.75361

Nishigoya Dam

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Nishigoya Dam
Nishigoya Dam is located in Japan
Nishigoya Dam
Location of Nishigoya Dam in Japan
LocationTochigi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°47′41″N 139°45′13″E / 36.79472°N 139.75361°E / 36.79472; 139.75361
Construction began1962
Opening date1963
Dam and spillways
Height21.5m
Length189.7m
Reservoir
Total capacity547 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area286.3 sq. km
Surface area8 hectares

Nishigoya Dam is a gravity dam located in Tochigi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 286.3 km2. The dam impounds about 8 ha of land when full and can store 547 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1962 and completed in 1963.[1]

References

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