Hinata Dam
Location of Hinata Dam in Japan
Official name	日向ダム
Location	Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	39°17′34″N 141°47′51″E / 39.29278°N 141.79750°E / 39.29278; 141.79750
Construction began	1981
Opening date	1997
Dam and spillways
Height	56.5m
Length	290m
Reservoir
Total capacity	5700 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	22 sq. km
Surface area	29 hectares

Hinata Dam (Japanese: 日向ダム) is a gravity dam located in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 22 km². The dam impounds about 29 ha of land when full and can store 5700 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1981 and completed in 1997.^[1]

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