Takanosu Dam (Kagoshima, Japan)

Takanosu Dam (鷹巣ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 1.8 km2. The dam impounds about 4 ha of land when full and can store 290 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1979 and completed in 1988.