Sagae Dam is a rockfill dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control, water supply and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 231 km2. The dam impounds about 340 ha of land when full and can store 109000 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1972 and completed in 1990.[1][2]

Sagae Dam
LocationYamagata Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°27′19″N 140°2′18″E / 38.45528°N 140.03833°E / 38.45528; 140.03833
Construction began1972
Opening date1990
Dam and spillways
Height112m
Length510m
Reservoir
Total capacity109000
Catchment area231
Surface area340 hectares

References edit

  1. ^ "Sagae Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ Sakanoi, Kazuyuki; Nakamura, Masashi; Nagano, Katsuyoshi (1989). "Fill-type dams in Tohoku region. Sagae and Shichigashuku dams as examples". Tsuchi to Kiso;(Japan). 37 (3).