Location | Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |
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Coordinates | 35°13′56.03″N 137°25′42.95″E / 35.2322306°N 137.4285972°E |
Construction began | 1962 |
Opening date | 1970 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Yahagi River |
Height | 100 m |
Length | 323.1 m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 80,000,000 m3 |
Catchment area | 504.5 km2 |
Surface area | 270 hectares |
Yahagi Dam (Japanese: 矢作ダム, Hepburn: Yahagi Damu) is a dam near the city of Toyota in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.
During the construction of the dam, the two villages of Asahi and Kushihara were flooded. 177 villagers were displaced.
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