Yashiro Dam
Yashiro Dam is a rockfill dam located in Yamaguchi prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 8.1 km2. The dam impounds about 16 ha of land when full and can store 1550 thousand cubic meters of water.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (290 feet)
- …is also known as “Yashirochisui Dam”
- Description: dam in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suo-Oshima and Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii.
Suo-Oshima
Suo-Oshima is a town and island in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea.
Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii
Museum
Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii is situated 2 km northwest of Yashiro Dam.
Yashiro Dam
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Latitude
33.90886° or 33° 54′ 32″ north
Longitude
132.21635° or 132° 12′ 59″ east
Open location code
8Q5JW658+GG
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Yashiro Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yashirochisui-damu”
- Japanese: “やしろちすいだむ”
- Japanese: “屋代ダム・屋代ダム公園”
- Japanese: “屋代ダム”
- Japanese: “屋代治水ダム”
- Uzbek: “Yashiro toʻgʻoni (Yamaguchi)”
- Uzbek: “Yashiro toʻgʻoni”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Izui and Komatsu.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Suōōshima-chōyakuba and Kabōnomotsu-shō.
Yamaguchi: Highlights
Learn more about Shimonoseki and Yamaguchi.
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