Kihoku Dam (Japanese: 輝北ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The dam impounds about 72 ha of land when full and can store 8200 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1979 and completed in 2005.[1]

Kihoku Dam
Location of Kihoku Dam in Japan
Official name	輝北ダム
Location	Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	31°32′54″N 130°54′02″E
Construction began	1979
Opening date	2005
Dam and spillways
Height	41.9m
Length	114m
Reservoir
Total capacity	8200 thousand cubic meters
Surface area	72 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