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Hatogaya Dam
Downstream side
Hatogaya Dam Location within Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture
Coordinates	36°14′54″N 136°53′36″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	1954
Opening date	1956
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Shō River
Height	63.2 m (207 ft)
Length	331.5 m (1,088 ft)
Dam volume	206,000 m3 (269,000 cu yd)
Spillway type	Crest overflow, 6 tainter gates
Reservoir
Total capacity	33,539,000 m3 (27,191 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	4,387,000 m3 (3,557 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	580 km2 (220 mi2)
Surface area	1.51 km2 (0.58 mi2)
Normal elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Power Station
Operators	Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Commission date	24 November 1956
Hydraulic head	81.2 m (266 ft)
Turbines	1 x 43 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	43 MW

The Hatogaya Dam is a gravity dam on the Shō River about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1954 and 1956. The dam has an associated 43 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned in 1956. Of the nine dams on the Shō River it is the eighth furthest downstream.

See also

• Tsubawara Dam – downstream
• Miboro Dam – upstream