Hirosawa Dam (Japanese: 広沢ダム) is a gravity dam located in Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 43 square kilometres. The dam impounds about 35 hectares of land when full and can store 5.1 million cubic metres of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1974 and completed in 2000.[1]

Hirosawa Dam
Hirosawa Dam is located in Japan
Hirosawa Dam
Location of Hirosawa Dam in Japan
Official name広沢ダム
LocationMiyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°0′24″N 131°11′11″E / 32.00667°N 131.18639°E / 32.00667; 131.18639
Construction began1974
Opening date2000
Dam and spillways
Height62.7 m
Length199 m
Reservoir
Total capacity5100000 m3
Catchment area43 km2
Surface area35 ha

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