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 km². The dam impounds about 35 ha of land when full and can store 5100 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1974 and completed in 2000.[1]

Hirosawa Dam
Location of Hirosawa Dam in Japan
Official name	広沢ダム
Location	Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	32°0′24″N 131°11′11″E
Construction began	1974
Opening date	2000
Dam and spillways
Height	62.7m
Length	199m
Reservoir
Total capacity	5100 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	43 sq. km
Surface area	35 hectares

See also

• List of dams in Japan

References

This article about a dam or floodgate in Japan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e