Hitotsuse Dam

Hitotsuse Dam (一ツ瀬ダム, Hitotsuse damu) is a dam in Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1963.[1]

Hitotsuse Dam
LocationSaito, Miyazaki, Japan
Construction began1960
Opening date1963
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete arch dam
ImpoundsHitotsuse River
Height130 m
Length415.6 m
Dam volume555,000 m³
Reservoir
CreatesMera Reservoir
Total capacity261,315,000 m³
Catchment area445 km²
Surface area686 ha

Many roads, schools, houses and farmland were submerged in the construction

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