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Doyo Dam

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Country
  
Japan

Opening date
  
1986

Length
  
480 m (1,575 ft)

Construction began
  
1978

Location
  
Shinjō

Type of dam
  
Embankment, rock-fill

Height
  
87 m

Doyo Dam

Dam volume
  
2,650,000 m (3,466,069 cu yd)

Owner
  
The Chugoku Electric Power Company, Inc.

Similar
  
Onbara Dam, Chiya Dam, Nabara Dam, Mt Kenashi, Osa 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.

References

Doyo Dam Wikipedia