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Dam in Shinjō
Doyo Dam
Doyo Dam is located in JapanDoyo DamLocation of Doyo Dam in Japan
CountryJapan
LocationShinjō
Coordinates35°13′53″N 133°32′42″E / 35.23139°N 133.54500°E / 35.23139; 133.54500
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 m (3,466,069 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity7,680,000 m (6,226 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity6,700,000 m (5,432 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area1.8 km (445 acres)
Surface area30 ha (74 acres)

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.

References

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