Doyo Dam

Doyo Dam (Japanese: 土用ダム) is a rock-fill embankment dam located 6 km (4 mi) north of Shinjō in the Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It creates the upper reservoir for the 1,500 MW Matanoagawa Pumped Storage Power Station while the Matanoagawa Dam creates the lower.[1]

Doyo Dam
Location of Doyo Dam in Japan
CountryJapan
LocationShinjō
Coordinates35°13′53″N 133°32′42″E
Construction began1978
Opening date1986
Owner(s)Chugoku Electric Power Company
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
Height86.7 m (284 ft)
Length480 m (1,575 ft)
Dam volume2,650,000 m3 (3,466,069 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity7,680,000 m3 (6,226 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity6,700,000 m3 (5,432 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area1.8 km2 (445 acres)
Surface area30 ha (74 acres)

References

  1. "Doyo Dam" (in Japanese). Dam Net. Retrieved 26 January 2012.


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