Shobara Dam (Japanese: 庄原ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 4.2 km². The dam impounds about 6 ha of land when full and can store 701 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1994 and completed in 2015.[1]

Shobara Dam
Location of Shobara Dam in Japan
Location	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	34°54′10″N 133°4′27″E
Construction began	1994
Opening date	2015
Dam and spillways
Height	42m
Length	118.5m
Reservoir
Total capacity	701 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	4.2 sq. km
Surface area	6 hectares

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