Hisashi Dam (Japanese: 日指ダム) is a dam in the Ōita Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1979.[1] It is an embankment dam with the water used for irrigation and industry. The dam is 40 metres high and retains 4,800,000 m3 of water over a 263-metre crest length. The volume of the dam is 431,000 m3 and the surface area of Lake Hisashi is 370,000 m2.[2]

Hisashi Dam
LocationŌita Prefecture, Japan
Construction began1964
Opening date1979

References

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  1. ^ "Hisashi Dam [Oita Pref.] - Dams in Japan".
  2. ^ "Hisashi Dam (Oita, 1979)".

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