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Hisayoshi Dam

The 531st tallest dam in the world

57 m · 187 ft

The Hisayoshi Dam (Hisayoshi damu) is a dam located in the city of Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan. The dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Hirakawa River, a tributary of the Iwaki River. Construction on the dam was begun in 1980 by a consortium led by the Obayashi Corporation, and the dams as completed in 1995. across the Kodomari River. It is a multipurpose dam to provide water for irrigation, flood control and drinking water.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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