Doyo Dam

Doyo Dam
Location of Doyo Dam in Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Shinjō
Coordinates	35°13′53″N 133°32′42″E / 35.23139°N 133.54500°ECoordinates: 35°13′53″N 133°32′42″E / 35.23139°N 133.54500°E
Construction began	1978
Opening date	1986
Owner(s)	Chugoku Electric Power Company
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Height	86.7 m (284 ft)
Length	480 m (1,575 ft)
Dam volume	2,650,000 m^3 (3,466,069 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	7,680,000 m^3 (6,226 acre·ft)
Active capacity	6,700,000 m^3 (5,432 acre·ft)
Catchment area	1.8 km^2 (445 acres)
Surface area	30 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.^[1]

References

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