Nagayoshi Dam

Nagayoshi Dam
Location of Nagayoshi Dam in Japan
Official name	永吉ダム
Location	Fukiage-chō Nagayoshi, Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	31°32′58″N 130°24′53″E
Construction began	1970
Opening date	1979
Dam and spillways
Height	37m
Length	148m
Reservoir
Total capacity	1174 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	8 sq. km
Surface area	9 hectares

Nagayoshi Dam (Japanese: 永吉ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 8 km^2. The dam impounds about 9 ha of land when full and can store 1174 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1970 and completed in 1979.[1]

See also

• List of dams in Japan

References

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