Shirogane Dam
Shirogane Dam is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 73 km2. The dam impounds about 46 ha of land when full and can store 6800 thousand cubic meters of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shirogawa Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blue Pond and Shirahige Falls.
Blue Pond
Pond
Blue Pond is a man-made pond feature in Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the result of works on the Biei River, carried out after the 1988 eruption of Mount Tokachi, to protect the town of Biei from volcanic mudflows. Blue Pond is situated 1¼ km east of Shirogane Dam.
Shirahige Falls
Waterfall
Photo: OKJaguar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shirahige Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Shirogane Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shirogane Onsen.
Shirogane Onsen
Hamlet
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Shirogane Onsen is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Shirogane Dam.
Shirogane Dam
- Location: Biei, Kamikawa district, Northern Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Shirogane Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Shirogane Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shirogawa-damu”
- Japanese: “しろがねだむ”
- Japanese: “しろがねダム”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kami-furano and Bibaushi.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hotel Park Hills and Taisetsuzan Shirogane Kanko Hotel.
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