Location Kusu, Ōita, Japan Type of dam Rockfill dam Length 196.3 m Height 48 m | Opening date 1969 Impounds Hijū River Dam volume 534,000 m³ Construction began 1964 | |
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Similar Hisashi Dam, Kitagawa Dam, Ōitagawa Dam, Matsubara Dam, Serikawa Dam | ||
Hiju Dam (日出生ダム, Hijū Damu) is a dam in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, and it was completed in 1969. The rock-fill dam is characterized by radial gates of the gate 3, which supplies water for agriculture and farmland.
Immediately downstream from the dam are the Nishishiiya Falls which are one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.
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