Hatori Dam

Hatori Dam
Hatori Dam
Location of Hatori Dam in Fukushima Prefecture
Hatori Dam (Japan)
Official name羽鳥ダム
LocationTen'ei, Fukushima, Japan
Coordinates37°16′18″N 140°04′34″E / 37.27167°N 140.07611°E / 37.27167; 140.07611
Construction began1950
Opening date1956
Dam and spillways
Type of damearth-fill dam
ImpoundsTsurunuma River
Height37.1 m
Length169.5 m
Reservoir
CreatesLake Hatori
Total capacity27,321,000 m3
Catchment area42.7 km2
Surface area201 hectares

Hatori Dam (羽鳥ダム, Hatori damu) is a dam in Ten'ei, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Hatori Dam is managed directly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and is intended to provide irrigation for the Shirakawa area of the Abukuma River Basin. The dam is an earth dam with a height of 37.1 meters. The reservoir created by the dam is called Lake Hatori, and has been developed as a resort area.