Hisayoshi Dam | |
Name Official: | 久吉ダム |
Dam Type: | G |
Dam Crosses: | Hirakawa River |
Country: | Japan |
Location: | Hirakawa, Aomori Japan |
Purpose: | FNW |
Builder: | Obayashi Corporation |
Operator: | Aomori Prefecture |
Dam Length: | 317 meters |
Dam Height: | 57 meters |
Res Name: | Lake Omokage |
Res Capacity Total: | 6,730,000 m³ |
Res Capacity Active: | 6,070,000 m³ |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1980 |
Opening: | 1995 |
Res Catchment: | 21.8 km² |
Res Surface: | 41 hectares |
Coordinates: | 40.4425°N 140.6919°W |
The 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.