Yairagi No.2 Dam (Japanese: 第2ヤイラギダム) is a gravity dam located in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 0.4 km2. The dam impounds about 6 ha of land when full and can store 638 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1982 and completed in 1984.[1]

Yairagi No.2 Dam
Yairagi No.2 Dam is located in Japan
Yairagi No.2 Dam
Location of Yairagi No.2 Dam in Japan
Official name第2ヤイラギダム
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°14′45″N 130°2′00″E / 32.24583°N 130.03333°E / 32.24583; 130.03333
Construction began1982
Opening date1984
Dam and spillways
Height36.1m
Length90m
Reservoir
Total capacity638 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area0.4 sq. km
Surface area6 hectares

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  1. ^ "No.2 Yairagi Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.