Yashiro Dam is a rockfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 8.1 km². The dam impounds about 16 ha of land when full and can store 1550 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1972 and completed in 1990.[1]

Yashiro Dam
Location of Yashiro Dam in Japan
Location	Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	33°54′31″N 132°12′58″E
Construction began	1972
Opening date	1990
Dam and spillways
Height	46.5m
Length	371.7m
Reservoir
Total capacity	1550 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	8.1 sq. km
Surface area	16 hectares

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