Hiju Dam (日出生ダム, Hijū Damu) is a dam in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan,[1] and it was completed in 1969.[2] The rock-fill dam is characterized by radial gates of the gate 3, which supplies water for agriculture and farmland.
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Location | Kusu, Ōita, Japan |
Construction began | 1964 |
Opening date | 1969 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Rockfill dam |
Impounds | Hijū River |
Height | 48 m |
Length | 196.3 m |
Dam volume | 534,000 m³ |
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Total capacity | 8,000,000 m³ |
Catchment area | 26 km² |
Surface area | 46 ha |
Immediately downstream from the dam are the Nishishiiya Falls which are one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.
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