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Oshirarika Dam

Coordinates: 43°40′12″N 141°46′27″E / 43.67000°N 141.77417°E / 43.67000; 141.77417
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Oshirarika Dam
Oshirarika Dam is located in Japan
Oshirarika Dam
Location of Oshirarika Dam in Japan
LocationHokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates43°40′12″N 141°46′27″E / 43.67000°N 141.77417°E / 43.67000; 141.77417
Construction began1953
Opening date1966
Dam and spillways
Height31.8m
Length233m
Reservoir
Total capacity10979 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area87 sq. km
Surface area120 hectares

Oshirarika Dam (Japanese: 尾白利加ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 87 km2. The dam impounds about 120 ha of land when full and can store 10979 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1953 and completed in 1966.[1]

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