Hinogawa Dam

Hinogawa Dam is a rockfill dam located in Shiga prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 22.4 km2. The dam impounds about 29 ha of land when full and can store 1388 thousand cubic meters of water.
Wikipedia
Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “日野川脇ダム”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Former Yamanaka Shokichi House and Umamioka Watamuki Shrine.

Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 1 km north of Hinogawa Dam.

Shinto shrine
Photo: D2016, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1 km north of Hinogawa Dam.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Hinogawa Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hino and Tsuchiyama.

Town
Photo: Kansai explorer, CC BY 3.0.
is a town located in , , Japan.

Quarter
Photo: Motokoka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a town located in Kōka District, , Japan. is situated 8 km south of Hinogawa Dam.

Photo: Motokoka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kōka is a city in southern , Japan.

Hinogawa Dam

Latitude
35.00531° or 35° 0′ 19″ north
Longitude
136.25925° or 136° 15′ 33″ east
Elevation
208 metres (682 feet)
Open location code
8Q7R2745+4P
Geo­Names ID
7573537
Wiki­data ID
Q11510584
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Hinogawa Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hinogawa-damu”
  • Japanese: “ひのがわだむ”
  • Japanese: “日野川ダム”
  • Tamil: “Hinogawa Dam”
  • Tamil: “இனோகாவா அணை”
  • Uzbek: “Hinogawa toʻgʻoni”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kaigake and Otowa.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hino-chōyakuba and Kōka-shiyakusho.

Shiga: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Otsu and Lake Biwa.

Curious Dams to Discover

Uncover intriguing dams from every corner of the globe.